School all day and then the kids had dentist appts and had to take the daughter to Michael’s to get a solar system kit. I found some yarn in a clearance basket though. Three skeins of red cotton ease for $2 each and an unlabeled skein of fisherman’s wool for $5. Whee! Next we have to go to “Open House” at The Liam’s new daycare center.

I had fun recyclying a sweater last night.

Here’s how. First you take a cotton Liz Claiborne sweater that you bought for $.99 at Goodwill.

You very carefully snip the seams until you find the one thread that you can just pull and the whole thing comes apart.

You’ll end up with this.

Then you put your loose end in the ball winder and crank away.

Sleeve + Ball Winder =

Lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of the sweater parts and you will end up with this.

The noodle looking stuff in the left side of the photo is the yarn that was wasted. This sweater happened to have serged shoulder seams so there was a little bit wasted. But still quite a bit of yarn.

School all day and then the kids had dentist appts and had to take the daughter to Michael’s to get a solar system kit. I found some yarn in a clearance basket though. Three skeins of red cotton ease for $2 each and an unlabeled skein of fisherman’s wool for $5. Whee! Next we have to go to “Open House” at The Liam’s new daycare center.

I had fun recyclying a sweater last night.

Here’s how. First you take a cotton Liz Claiborne sweater that you bought for $.99 at Goodwill.

You very carefully snip the seams until you find the one thread that you can just pull and the whole thing comes apart.

You’ll end up with this.

Then you put your loose end in the ball winder and crank away.

Sleeve + Ball Winder =

Lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of the sweater parts and you will end up with this.

The noodle looking stuff in the left side of the photo is the yarn that was wasted. This sweater happened to have serged shoulder seams so there was a little bit wasted. But still quite a bit of yarn.

I was going to borrow a ball winder yesterday but the girl forgot it and it would have been another week before I saw her again sooooo….

What did I ever do without this??? OMG. (Yes that’s the Liam peeking out behind there)

I’m hoping to get my Madli yarn wound today and maybe start tomorrow night after school.

I need to go now, I’ve been having so much fun that I haven’t eaten lunch and I’m feeling a bit weak. LOL

I was going to borrow a ball winder yesterday but the girl forgot it and it would have been another week before I saw her again sooooo….

What did I ever do without this??? OMG. (Yes that’s the Liam peeking out behind there)

I’m hoping to get my Madli yarn wound today and maybe start tomorrow night after school.

I need to go now, I’ve been having so much fun that I haven’t eaten lunch and I’m feeling a bit weak. LOL

I sat last night with the boys and watched The Wizard of Oz. Are you a good witch or a bad witch??

I worked on a cotton washcloth out of some yarn that I recycled from a sweater I got at Goodwill. My family reunion has an auction every year to try to help get money to pay for the next years reunion. Yeah, I know…we’re weird. I thought I might knit up a bunch of washcloths and make a gift basket with some different soaps and bodywashes or bath salts.

Here’s what I did.

I’m really liking that pattern and I think that’s what I’ll do for the gift basket. The yarn is a cotton/ramie blend and is incredibly soft. I’m going to run it through the washer and dryer and see how it comes out. (Yes I know I haven’t woven in the ends yet….sue me)

I took a photo of my madli yarn. It’s navy blue Marino/Silk.

I had to lighten the photo so you can see that its blue. I’m thinking this is going to be really pretty. Now to get it wound into a ball. I get to borrow a ball winder tomorrow. *gathers up all the hanks that need to be wound*

Our RAOK Ring is growing and everyone is having a wonderful time. I’m really glad that Kae and I decided to do it. I manage to peruse the ring everyday and I enjoy reading everyones posts.

I am trying to think of ways to make my blog more interesting. I am one of those people who is intimidated by writing things. I can have wonderful thoughts in my head, but something gets lost between my head and the keyboard. I am going to be working on making my blog more witty and more fun to read. It may be hard because of the school situation, but I am going to do it!

Speaking of school, one of my books is on CD-Rom. I put the cd in and do the autorun and it says loading and then just sits there. Its a book from NSSPress. If anyone has had any experience with these could you give me some hints? I’ve registered at the site, but haven’t got the authorization email from them yet. I’m fairly sure my computer meets all the requirements listed on the back of the cd case. *grumbles* I just want to print the first chapter so I can read it.

Ok..I need to get out of my jammies and clean off my desk. I’m sure I’ll be back to bore you more later.

I sat last night with the boys and watched The Wizard of Oz. Are you a good witch or a bad witch??

I worked on a cotton washcloth out of some yarn that I recycled from a sweater I got at Goodwill. My family reunion has an auction every year to try to help get money to pay for the next years reunion. Yeah, I know…we’re weird. I thought I might knit up a bunch of washcloths and make a gift basket with some different soaps and bodywashes or bath salts.

Here’s what I did.

I’m really liking that pattern and I think that’s what I’ll do for the gift basket. The yarn is a cotton/ramie blend and is incredibly soft. I’m going to run it through the washer and dryer and see how it comes out. (Yes I know I haven’t woven in the ends yet….sue me)

I took a photo of my madli yarn. It’s navy blue Marino/Silk.

I had to lighten the photo so you can see that its blue. I’m thinking this is going to be really pretty. Now to get it wound into a ball. I get to borrow a ball winder tomorrow. *gathers up all the hanks that need to be wound*

Our RAOK Ring is growing and everyone is having a wonderful time. I’m really glad that Kae and I decided to do it. I manage to peruse the ring everyday and I enjoy reading everyones posts.

I am trying to think of ways to make my blog more interesting. I am one of those people who is intimidated by writing things. I can have wonderful thoughts in my head, but something gets lost between my head and the keyboard. I am going to be working on making my blog more witty and more fun to read. It may be hard because of the school situation, but I am going to do it!

Speaking of school, one of my books is on CD-Rom. I put the cd in and do the autorun and it says loading and then just sits there. Its a book from NSSPress. If anyone has had any experience with these could you give me some hints? I’ve registered at the site, but haven’t got the authorization email from them yet. I’m fairly sure my computer meets all the requirements listed on the back of the cd case. *grumbles* I just want to print the first chapter so I can read it.

Ok..I need to get out of my jammies and clean off my desk. I’m sure I’ll be back to bore you more later.