Waste of Time

I am stuck in traffic for an hour now and I don't have any project with me to work on. I could have finished a few of my smaller projects during this wasted time. Commuting is such a waste of time.

Wool Festival

The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival is October 15 and 16 in Rhinebeck, NY. I signed up for two workshops on Weaving. It should be fun.

I remember when I was young in Romania, I learned how to weave a small rug on a loom that my dad made from wood slats with small nails. I still have the little rug somewhere. I'll take a picture and post it when I find it.

I got a rigid frame loom kit and started creating a little rug on it. Hopefully, after these workshops I will learn how to create more intricate patterns.

Hubby Cardigan

Vin volunteers at Ellis Island in the summer and sometimes on weekends during the school year. Yeah, you guessed it, he is a teacher, poor soul! He told me he only works 163 days a year, I think. But now that he is an AP, it's back to reality baby!

Anyway, for Ellis he gets one polo shirt and one long sleeve button down shirt with the patches. He bought three more polo's where I sewed the patches. He asked me to make him a wool cardigan with a shawl collar in the beige or taupe color required for the job, and once done, I can sew the patches on it, so he is warm during the winter. So here is what I have so far.

I am using chunky wool by Filatura Lanarota that is made in Peru of 100% Wool that I got at a discount from Smiley's Yarn. The back and the right front side are done. I just have to finish up the pocket on the front right side. It will have pockets on each side. I'm working on the left side, then I have to do the sleeves. I combined two free patterns and adjusted the stitches to Vin's size. I already had to take the sides apart and start over. I had put it away for a while, so now I've picked it up again to finish it. I'll keep you posted when I have it done. Hope it fits!!!