Tattoos and Knitting - Article on MSNBC Today

Tattoos and Knitting
Check out this article on trends in America
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20630522/site/newsweek/

Yarn Ends?

Do you weave in your ends as you work through a project or do you wait and weave them in when the project is finished?

I had a "lightbulb" experience during my recent knit outing this week. I realized I am pretty obsessed about ends not woven in. I am not only obsessive about my own ends not being wove in as I go but I get the "unsettled feeling" when I see other ends not woven in that aren't even mine. This is a bit psycho of me I think but hey this is the first step to any 12 step program right? Admitting I have a problem. :-)

So I am wondering how others feel about ends?

Labor Day Gathering

Football in the front on Sunday. To see more pics go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11682716@N08/?saved=1

I know there were more pics than what I have put up so far but they were not backed up to my Mirra Backup yet. I will add them later.

New project started - Pignoli Bag

The Pignoli bag has officially moved from my "project wish list" to my current projects. I love felting, the few pieces that I have done, and they always seem to come out smaller than I anticipated. I fell in love with this bag a while back:

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/pignoli/pignoli.html

Last week I was in the Yarn Shop and found some yarn that I thought would be perfect. I am using Ecological Wool from cascade Yarns. I am working the piece in brown and beige.

I have ordered the finishing at MJTrim.com.

http://www.mjtrim.com/

4 yards of 2Mm Round Leather Cord - natural

http://www.mjtrim.com/catalog/product/330/00260/00260.aspx

2 Carved Bone Pipe - natural

http://www.mjtrim.com/catalog/product/122674/15853/15853.aspx

Cameo Cable Pullover finished

This sweater was fun. It went very fast.

Ravelry Status Change - :-)

Woooooohooooo moving closer!

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Operation Grass Be Gone!

This week begins phase II of "Operation Grass Be Gone". We have a small courtyard behind our home and earlier this year I removed 1/3 of the grass back there. This week the rest is going! The grass in this picture is what is being eliminated. I am using a combination of pavers and river pebbles. The river pebbles match what I did earlier this year. I will try to find a picture of the earlier project and put it up later. When this is finished there will be an area for our fire pit as well as our two lounge chairs. I am also going to make a little walk way around the herb garden (which can be seen along the fence line in the picture).