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What color is Puce?

Update on the crochet scarf in progress..... I like the look of the stitches. Especially since they travel the length of the scarf. It doesn't look so much like crochet. The popular opinion has been "why did you pick that color"? I'll see how wide it gets with 5 skeins. Here is a picture of my husband with the lion Earflap hat. I added a sc row around the hat of black. I think that was what was missing. Check it out... You can see the color change in this picture. Of course it looks fab with the orange coat.   Here is my Scrappy Shawl, It's good to chase off the winter cold and the winter blues. It measures 6 ft along each edge. You can make it as big as you desire. I used an assortment of yarn and colors from my stash, I even mixed the types of yarn all up ( cotton, wool etc..)  Scrappy (Chase the Winter Blues Away) Shawl Pattern Size: As big or small as you desire Needles:(Knit in the round) Big or small, I used #8, dp needles and then circul

Earflap hat...

I finished the Earflap hat from the Lion Pattern . Excuse the colors, I took the picture in my kitchen which I painted granny smith apple green. Pretty but everyone tends to look a bit jaundiced. Steve wore it today!! It was about 28 out and sunny. I am trying to decide if I need to add a crochet row around the entire edge, maybe in a chocolate brown fuzzy yarn. I used two strands held together of Moda Dea Tweedle Dee Cinnamon Twist Tweedle Dee is a tweed yarn with a shaded color effect. One color melts into the next. The color blend it very nice, I like the way it blends very subtly. I like it so well I think I have finally found the yarn I would like to knit that Pinwheel Sweater out of. 80% Acrylic, 16% Wool, 4% Rayon Net wt. 100g, 3.52oz 142m, 155yds I will take another picture outside so you can see a true idea of the color. I tossed the idea of the tassel out. If I make one for myself I will add it. I have finally found what I will knit with the Pyramid swe

Sacred Fibers

Pictures are of my grandmother's handiwork..... I love that fiber is fragile and treasured. Quilts are passed down through the generations. Archeologists consider woven fiber products especially prized when they are found. Over time all people have saved and treasured their handcrafted items. From ancient Egypt lace to the humble scrap quilts of the Appalachian area of this country. It is a time honored tradition to handcraft something special and personal to gift or to use ourselves. I started thinking about this while teaching some friends to crochet and knit. While we sat and stitched on whatever work we have, the chatter always seems to settle on the memorable handcrafted items either made by us or given to us. "I can't believe I had the patience to cut out all of those little pieces and sew that quilt for my sister's wedding! My three boys were under the age of five." This statement was accompanied by funny tales of missing pieces and where they were found