Fiber Anniversary

Our 14th anniversary is coming up and we've been thinking about gifts. There's also a thread in ravelry that got me to thinking. Why not gifts for the fiber lover by year? Here's what I've come up with.

ANNIVERSARY BY YEAR	TRADITIONAL	MODERN	FIBER LOVING
1st anniversary	paper	clocks / plastics	Patterns and books
2nd anniversary	cotton	china	Cotton yarn
3rd anniversary	leather	crystal / glass	Drop spindle
4th anniversary	flowers	linen / silk / appliances	Silk yarn
5th anniversary	wood	silverware	Sock blockers
6th anniversary	candy / iron	wood	Niddy Noddy
7th anniversary	copper / wool	desk set	Animal fibers
8th anniversary	bronze / pottery	linens / lace	Fiber bowl
9th anniversary	pottery / willow	Leather	Blocking mats & pins
10th anniversary	tin	Diamond	Needle or hook set
11th anniversary	steel	jewelry	Lace blocking wires
12th anniversary	silk / linen	silk / linen / pearl	Cashmere and/or quiviet
13th anniversary	lace	jewelry / textiles / fur	Designer knitting bag
14th anniversary	ivory	pearl / gold	Dyeable yarn and dyes
15th anniversary	crystal	glass / watches	Crystal row counter bracelet
20th anniversary	china	Platinum	Spinning wheel
25th anniversary	silver	silver	Yarn measuring tool
30th anniversary	pearl	pearl	Craft Room Addition on house
35th anniversary	coral	coral / jade	Loom
40th anniversary	ruby	ruby / garnet	Spinning Wheel
45th anniversary	sapphire	sapphire
50th anniversary	gold	gold	Fiber Cruise

Maybe this gift lift will help strengthen marriages. I'm holding out especially for years 30 and 50.

Not much going on

I haven't had a lot of time to devote to knitting with taking care of hubby and trying out new BP meds for myself. Energy level fluctuates and sometimes, I just don't feel like knitting. Which is a sign that I'm seriously wiped a lot lately.

Here's a few things that I've managed to do.

1. Gather & pet my sock yarns (prep for a future project)


2. Started a scrap sock.

3. Got warped

I haven't had a lot of time to devote to knitting with taking care of hubby and trying out new BP meds for myself. Energy level fluctuates and sometimes, I just don't feel like knitting. Which is a sign that I'm seriously wiped a lot lately.

Here's a few things that I've managed to do.

Pirate Bag!

Made for me by a fellow raveler. Now I can go pirating in style!

Yarn Balls!

Yarn ball from ADHD Knitters Group




+ Yarn Ball from the Karma Swap Group


= 1 happy knitter


This will go out on Monday for the Noro Swap

Scene from My Living Room

"Hey honey, can you help me to put my loom together?"

"Yes, dear."

Sounds of a case unzipping, loom is pulled out. Rumaging for instructions. Pause. A puzzled pause.

"You know, I think this is already assembled!"

"Yeah, that's what I thought when I saw the youtube video you were watcing yesterday."

"You mean, I've been putting off starting to weave for no good reason?"

Smiles, shrugs. "What else do you want to do tonight?"

Almost Warped

Can you believe that I haven't had a chance to play with my new loom, yet? I'd like to get to it soon, but life is ultra busy lately. After Christmas, I had India to get ready for. When I got home, my dog was sick and we put him down. Then, hubby was sick and went through renal failure, we're now waiting for a transplant. I'm dealing with pre-diabetes and blood pressure. All these things take time to adjust to, but I just want to get warped!

Here's some great videos on youtube for my loom. Maybe you'll have time to look at them before I do.

Kromski loom 1

Part 2

Part 3

Yarnover 2009

I went to the market at Yarnover 2009 last Saturday for a much needed mini-break. My head is still a bit foggy from the mild concussion, but hey, gotta go to the knitting events when they happen.

Above is the alpaca yarn I got from Alpacas of the Ark. The yarn is from Hector who has a lovely black coat with a little sheen. It was the last of his yarn because the lady said they sold him.


Angora Fairy Hare from Kimmet Croft Fibers. I also bought a pattern, the Emporer's New Scarf which was designed by Lucy Neatby. When I looked at the pattern at home, I realized it requires crochet. Ugh.

And lastly, I stopped at the Silver Creek Cabin booth where Patty and Andrea were working. Andrea helped me to put together yarn ($3 each) for a shell that I didn't know I needed. She has a way of doing that. I think I'll make the diaganal rib from the newest Vogue.

That evening we played 500 with some friends. I think both of these events overloaded my brain and I was tired and head achy all Sunday. But the yarn was worth it. Very worth it.