Tatting, spinning and knitting and a new podcast...no, really...I am not kidding!

Well! Where indeed have I been. No excuses...just too overwhelmed with life and work. BUT who cares about that when there is knitting, tatting and spinning to be done! NO ONE!! So, after a looooong hiatus I am hoping to resume with fewer interruptions.



Tatting I have a pile of Christmas things to do. I am currently working Terry McGuffins (Teiko Fujito inspired) Three color ornament. Don't forget the fun of blending threads together. Imagine a great Hand-dyed with a blending filament from Sulky. Yum
Still have a few edgings to complete and a gift to self will be the new Christmas shuttle from the Shuttleshop.
On the needles the Strangling Vine Scarf from Nicole Hindes, the Riding on the Metro socks from Socks from the Toe up, and my first cardigan from Spring '09 Diminishing Rib Cardigan. Wish me luck
Spinning some Ramboulet/Corriedale and just finished 8 oz of a yummy from Crown Mountain in Merino/Tencel (chantefleur) Pics to come.
Enjoy and keep coming back! Thanks for new listeners and the loyal few who listen...I love ya!!

Addendum...heard the cast sounded skippy...I will attempt to reload it..it kept kicking out in the upload so that is probably why...sorrrry!!!..Thanks for telling me I had not listened to the uploaded version

Podcast coming this week...The prom is over; Knitting and Tatting for Spring

This was the Prom this year a Caribean theme The boat is cardboard but built to spec as a real boat; the scene is to be the backdrop...and was! for the kid's photos! The gals looked beautiful this year with many very floral prints!!

A podcast is almost ready! I am behind because of my worl fatigue and ...lazy!! Will have some tatting pics up soon for the lace I am working on...Hope to be starting a new purse project soon. Won an ebay pattern that is probably in public domain but I could not find it!

More to come tomorrow!

Sunshine Makes me Happy!!

Yeah for the first campfire of the season

I finished Luna Regina after several months...almost a full year of work..primarily because I had a short attention span. The cats helped block it to make sure I did ok; that's Lucky. I bought the blocking wires from KnitPicks http://www.knitpicks.com/Knitting.cfm. They also had a nice tutorial I just checked out to see. Common sense really but a nice resource. They were really fast at sending it out as well!

Tatting: Back burnered the doily "Cornelia" from Iris Niebach but will start it up again with the same thread because you all told me it looked ok in the vari-black! I will obey the "peeps" 'cause you all know best!!

Look at this edging...Isn't it grreat! I love the Coron 120 (Japanese) and this is Fiordaliso http://lacis.com/catalog/graphic/in04.jpg, the book found at Lacis
http://lacis.com/catalog/

Podcast #16 is being loaded. Hope you forgive me rambling on. I was in a really good mood so had to talk about it!! See/hear from you soon!!

Arlene

Ya think it'll float?, AND "cast 15!

Sounds like a David Lettermanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qfBVw5Ilcc Will it float episode. Bradley is making a boat for the Pirates/Caribean theme for the Prom this year. We have threatened my DD that after it has been used at Prom we are going to take it for a "ride" down the Shenango River to see if it will float. DD gets in first then we see how far she can go. Seriously, I think the darn thing could float!\

He did not use any plans...just made it up in his head...A vVERY scary place, his head!

Episode 15 notes;

Where I talk about how great podcasters are. "cept me! Recorded the episode 3/28th.

Tidying up the basement...what a mess it gets to be! I am such a procrastinator it is revolting! I did find the photo's don't know why but they weren't actually lost I just couldn't find them? I was soooo happy to find DD #1 and her babies!! I had had such a nice pic I was sad to lost it!

The yarns I mentioned:

The blue is much darker in real life Jitterbug 118 and the purple is Socks that Rock Jubilation
The others are the "ones that got away"...Cascade Yarns Pearls in 9843 purple. This is the one DD thought was icky and would net let me send to Darlene. Sorry Darlene!

And the manly colors from Panda wool that DH will never see! Ah well...they will look good on me!

"Where you at?"

Arlene Tats and Knits at the blogspot site that'd be here folks! Ha ha
http://arlenetats.blogspot.com/

At the podbean site: Arlene Tats and Knits
http://ajtats.podbean.com/

Look for new episode later today, weekend. I have to go out then I will upload it...Then will record for next week!

Ok, put that all in the heading...why? Goofy that's why. I have to go take pics of my honey's Prom stuff might upload that to. Be back later!!