I’m loving this info session by Abby on how to drum card a tweedy batt. I’ve been working to figure this out myself for awhile. Rarely have I seen such clear instructions and pictures. Just wonderful!

I think I’ll be trying this with some Alpaca before long.And why, you ask, have I not been blogging so much lately?Homeschooling has taken a lot out of me, as has work. I think, if I can manage the loss of sleep, I’ll be getting up a little earlier to write before heading off into the day.My DH has come up with a very workable schedule for me to use and it’s workign quite well, so far. He well knows my weakness in the area of...

I know, I know I’m way behind the times on this story, but it just bears repeating. I wonder what the actual numbers (subscribers and cash) actually were that these fools walked away from?! I’m used to stupidity like this in, say, the NYC Bored Board Department of Ed, but for an actual BUSINESS?!

The short version: My husband surprised me with a long weekend in NY to see my friends.The long version:Last Thursday, May 3, 2007, we were having a very nice dinner on our back patio–it was warm, we’d all been swiming, Andrew played a CD he made me of birthday music he thought I’d like and he’d just swept me away to dance. When the song was over we started cleaning up and I hear, “Hellooooooo!”My Mom’s...

Well, my Huffle-buddy’s sock is complete. Now I just have to get needles and stitch markers. Think I’ll make those.So I’ve posted the start of my socks, the plan for my socks, the heel turn for my socks, and now, I can post some pics of my complete project:All in all, I’m happy with the outcome. I’ve got about two inches of black ribbing at the top–looks very sharp.So!This was my first “pattern”...

So, I’ve been using the Sock-U-Lator to calculate toe-up socks with a heel flap (I prefer to short-row heels, plus for my Badger-licious socks I needed to be able to pattern the heel and this was the easy way).However, I find that I’m baffled by the “anatomy” of what I’m doing.So.Here’s my play by play of the instructions, complete with photos to clarify for me, God, and Everyone.So, after using the Super...