Using your scraps of yarn.

Since I love to felt, I often take several very small strands of a variety of colors, take them to the sink (only works with wool) run Hot water and add a little liquid dish soap (I use Dawn). I work the wet yarn in to a ball, and make embellishments, felt yarn balls can be added to just about anything, trim on arm warmers, top off a hat, trim a scarf, make a necklace the list goes on and on,

Here's a link to a neat article I found about using scrap yarn - DON'T THROW IT AWAY

UP-CYCLE

How to Use Scraps of YARN

Bird Flu, Swine Flu, Stomach Flu, Fluless!!

The absolute last thing we need is the FLU.

I have no desire to do the SOCIAL DISTANCING thing that the media is PROMOTING. BUT, today in a public bathroom, two ladies in their separate stalls were talking about how sick they've been, and one had a sore throat in that public place, and I'll admit I had a more than normal irritation about their conversation - washed my hands longer that the A-B-C's song too!!

I do not want to get the flu. I had severe dehydration probably from food poisoning last summer, and that's way sicker than I ever want to be again, but I can guarantee you, if I get sick, I'll do everything in my power to keep from giving it to anyone else, like I've done all of my __ years. Having to go to an in-service or disaster preparedness to teach myself how to sneeze into my sleeve or cover a cough is a little strange. PEOPLE - keep the flu to yourselves,

Teach your children well ... as children we were taught... Let's stop this flu. Individual responsibility. Goodness, we're about to ride motorcycles across this country, visit hospitals and schools, memorials and Veterans facilities all over this nation, if we all do our part, we can still be some comfort to each other, and stay well.

Knitting Guild, Knitting Classes, Simply Knitting in a Group.

When I get home this summer, I'm hoping to do maybe a once a week or at least once a month knitting group, not a class necessarily, but knitting together, coaching each other. I joined the knitting Guild Association, I plan to look up some other members and get going.

Exciting stuff, new ideas, new projects, new friends, new paths. I love being creative.

Great Retreat - I learned a lot about re-cycling.

My favorite quote from the weekend was during the ice-breaker, our assignment was to get to know another lady for a few minutes, then introduce her to the group, and to try to talk some about re-cycling, since the theme was Going Green for God. One introduction included a young Mom who said she is a good steward of water in her home - her kids never flush the toilet.

Got some great ideas about re-cycling, and wanted to share them for the next several days.

Carried my purses and purse knitting kits to the retreat, sold 2 purses and 2 kits, and met so many nice ladies. We had so much in common, it was very pleasant.


One item I presented this weekend was a wool sweater that I washed in HOT water before cutting off the sleeves. Once the sleeves were cut off, I knit a trim on the cut edge, and made arm warmers. Shopping at thrift, consignment, goodwill or salvation army stores buyint 100% wool and using the sleeves for arm warmers - great gifts next winter!!

Here's a neat article on that topic. It involves actually unraveling items you buy at a thrift store.

RECYCLE ITEMS FROM A THRIFT STORE

CraftStylish is a great web page.

Enjoy!

Womens Retreat - come apart lest ye fall apart!

I'm running away for the weekend with my sis. We're going to a women's retreat, and we're taking our knitting. I've packed all my purses (only 6) and 4 purse knitting kits, because as one of the presenters this weekend, they said I could display and sell my items. This is exciting.

I'll report in when I return - it is in the boonies and they say no phone service (probably no email either, so-o-o-o) ... I'm outa here.