Always,Kathie: June 2007

I was wishing I could get over here and speak about the super-spectacular busy few weeks I have had. Possibly I could create one for you but the simple truth is--I ain't! LOL

I have done a little bit of alot of things and that sucks the hours of the day right down the tube...but makes for no major accomplishments.--maybe our screen porch which is progressing by leaps and bounds..good share for the next post!

My project for quite a while has been the Blues& All that Jazz coat..

the challenge group

FFCChallengers@yahoogroups.

(where your encouraged to join -some great things are happening over there!)

has a BLUE challenge going..that prompted me to work on my project a bit and I have got the fronts shaped up rather well. I am using my favorite long sweater for a guide.

I have alot of bits and pieces(scrumbles-if you will) to put togather for the back and I have both sleeves about three-quarters long enough. What amazes me is the amouth of room it takes to keep a project like this contained. I have a wooden box full of blue yarns and a wicker oval clothes basket with the pieces in progress in. A small plastic trash basket but the wips--to contain them from roving kitty paws...she indeed has 10 needles and she loves to work them in yarn...

the other fiber project...is a purse--the challenge this time was music..that took some *thought* now I love music and listen when I knit/crocht but how to fit it to challenge? I found some Lion Brand Yarn called KISS in the local BUCK store and one was pinks and greys and fuzzy....I was really wanting to make something with it. In the background Dolly(my daughter) was playing her Beyonce CD--over and over...and this line was "to the left--to the left" so I said "indeed Beyonce, I shall crochet to the left--as always" and the Beyonce To The Left Bag was born.

A photo in progress..I was using an awesome wooden hook Becky made of red ceder and recently sent me...I lined the bag with single Crochet pink yarn.