UFO Day and Wishful Thinking

 I am declaring tomorrow, Wednesday to be UFO Day.  I have at least 10 projects that need 30 minutes or less to finish up.  Six dog pillows that just need a 6 inch seam closed.  Then 4 knitting projects that are almost done.  The scarf on the loom has at least 4 hours to finish, so it may not get done.

 Of course there will be laundry too, but let’s face it the washing machine and dryer do most of that work.  Now what I need is some very cleaver engineer to make a system where I put the sorted load in one end. Out will come the clean wet clothes that need to be hung up on hangers. Then put the wet clothes on the clothes line. The rest of the clothes sent to the dryer to be hung up or folded depending upon the article of clothing.  The folded clothes will go neatly into a basket and the clothes on hangers will go directly to the clothes line to be put away later. Of course all the socks will be matching and folded too. Now how hard could that be with all those and/ or variables? Easy peasy right. We just have not asked for it yet. 

Then I can going with my last minute holiday gift projects.  

Petroleum Based Fibers

 As you are well aware of the fact that I do not use petroleum based yarns that have acrylic or polyester in them.  Today I made an exception because I had donated yarn for dog pillows.  Normally I dislike them because they bother my skin.  They are bad for the environment. They are messy when cut up. Today I will add another reason why they should be avoided.  I was cutting a lot of larger pieces made from very thick yarn, into suitable pieces to put into dog pillows.  I do believe that I have absolutely ruined a good pair of Fiskars Sewing scissors.  I will try to clean them up and sharpen them.  I sharpen them several times during the day with diminishing results. I don’t hold much hope for their recovery from the awful yarn.  

When I get larger and thicker pieces made for cheap and crappy yarn I will not waste my daily useful Hand time. I will not ruin another pair of scissors.  

I am hoping that either Amazon or Joann’s will have a sale to replace them.  I am not sure I want to put in hand time to repair them.  

Please do yourself and the environment a favor and buy yarn and fiber that will last for years. Yes, I still have a 100% cotton baby blanket that both kids used. Also blankets that are not quite as old that are still in good shape. I am sure some of you have family heirlooms that are even older.  Also no scissors were ever harmed using natural fibers.  

*The Fiskars Scissors were bought buy me so last century from a now defunct fabric store in California.  Before todays debacle, I cut heavyweight cotton fiber for the dog pillows with no problems. 

No Pictures Today

 I spent the day working on holiday gifts and finishing resting up after  the RSV vaccine.  It did take a couple of days to make a complete recovery from the side effects. 

Tomorrow will be another busy day.  There is so little time left in the year.  So much left to do. I am not sure where the year went.  

My Latest Charity Project

 This scarf is my latest charity project off my loom. It is made up entirely from my own hand spun yarn. I used bits and pieces which by themselves were much too small to make anything.  I really like how the colors blended so well.  I think it was a great stash busting project. 

This scarf is destined for the Flowing Wells School District Clothing Bank.  It is my hope that the child that receives this scarf will enjoy wearing it as much as I enjoyed creating this bespoke scarf. 

The RSV Vaccine

 If you are eligible for the RSV vaccine I strongly recommend that you talk to your doctor to see if it is right for you.  I also recommend making an appointment to get the vaccine or any other vaccines you plan on getting this fall.  The pharmacies only order enough for the appointments. 

My personal recommendation is to save things like folding laundry for after the vaccine to keep your arm moving.  It really helps keep the arm from hurting.  By the way I also found that winding shuttles and weaving also help.  So it must be a great time to take up weaving, am I right?

Stay healthy and safe.  

More weaving

 The second color stripe was finished tonight.  The play on textures and colors are just fascinating to me.  As you can see from the picture the next shuttle is loaded and ready to go.  This will be one of the bigger stripes.

 I am really having fun with this one.  I just love how the yarn is creating optical illusions on its own.  It is very visible in the green section. 

The Loom is Warped

 This evening I finally got the loom warped for the next scarf.  It’s the first time in a long time that I used a multi colored warp.  I chose a medium blue and white cotton I am using hand spun yarn for most of this scarf.  

The first color of light green looks really good against the darker blue.  

It’s nice to be weaving again.