Seems like everyone I know is pregnant. I have made several baby blankets, now I am tired of making those and have switched to stuffed animals. Of course along with the gifts comes attending baby showers. That means, playing the games, drinking that punch (sherbet, pineapple juice and sprite), nuts, mints and cake. After we are all sugar overloaded then it's on to the gifts. It is amazing the response from giving a handcrafted gift. 1) Opens it up and looks, looks again, is this handmade???? 2) Did YOU make this for ME? (OK now I'm the one that knits at work breaks, lunches and tries to slip it in on every occasion that I am idle) 3) Everyone else in the room turns looks, who made that? Points. 4) Then I have a variety of people approach me afterwards. a) the beginning knitters, (6th grade was the youngest), this group wants to know pattern, yarn, asks me knitting questions. B) the "I wouldn't have the time or patience to do that" but w
I have yarn and a spinning wheel. Ready to handle anything as long as I have my fiber along for the ride. Contact me at: knittingdragonflies at gmail dot com A blog about knitting and spinning. I also have a link list to tutorials for knitting spinning and a free knitting patterns link list.