Summer!

Hello! The last couple months have been full of events, ranging from volunteering at the library and writing a blog for my school's science project, to taking my first college class!
  Because of being out and about so much, I have not gotten much weaving done, as the big looms have remained firmly planted in the studio while I flit from one place to another. Due to this, I thought that I had not done many "crafty" things that were worth writing about, but it turns out that I have amassed quite a little collection. "Little" being the keyword.

Firstly, I have been working on these little cross-stitch necklaces:

These were extremely convenient       "to-go" crafts because I could just throw them into my backpack on my way out of the door.

Another project I got to work on was a knit pair of fingerless gloves with cables!

I have been knitting for over ten years now, but I had never knit with cables before! It turns out that they are a lot less difficult to make than I had imagined, and this beautiful pattern from my mom convinced me that I should give them a try.

Finally, I did manage to get a few inches of weaving done on the sewing thread warp, and I started weaving the placemats!

I am hoping to finish the sewing thread warp by the end of this month, but I still have about twelve hours worth of weaving left on it. We shall see!

The little things

Today I found an Indian paintbrush in my backyard,

made these two baby hats for Threads of Love,

finished the fringe on this table runner for my bookshelf,

wound the rest of the sewing thread warp,

and added a couple rows to the Pleache't rug.

Nothing major, but sometimes the little things are the most fun.

Dreaming of the ocean

I put some finishing touches on this bracelet,

...did some knitting on this throw,

...and added four more rows to the Pleache't rug.

... just in case you were wondering what I did yesterday.