Overall it was a very good weekend.
For Valentine's Day, the husband and I decided we'd rather spend the money on a nice dinner at home than at a restaurant. I made us a nice dinner of steak (for me)and Tombo Tuna (for him), with baked potatoes (in the oven, not the microwave!) with sour cream and our own home-grown chives. Some fresh cauliflower and a salad rounded out the meaI. For dessert, I made some dark chocolate dipped strawberries and served them with whipped cream. That and a bottle of champagne, YUMMY!
The rain pretty much kept me indoors, so I was able to work on both the scarf and my socks. However, I did not finish either one. Instead, I finished spinning Dragonfly Wings:
and the close up...
Specs:
Finished 2/15/09
Merino-silk top by The Yarn Wench
Spun and plied on Lendrum DT folding wheel
Yards: 536+ yard of 2-ply
WPI: 15 average
It felt good to finish this one. I'm not too sure about the way the colors fell on this one and I think it's too loosely plied in some places. In hindsight, I think I should have done a Navajo-ply to bring out the individual colors.
The project that consumed me yesterday was this:
a new tote bag in purples! All it's missing is the perfect button.
Specs:
Started and finished 2/16/09
Fabrics purchased at Eddie's Quilting Bee:
-- Mirror Ball Dot by M. E. Hordyszynski for Michael Miller
-- Fairy Frost by M. E. Hordyszynski for Michael Miller
-- Marbled fabric by ?? (need to look this up...)
Pattern: Craft Bag Kwik Sew 3464
I modified the size of the inside pockets to be larger:
The only drawbacks are that I should have made the handles a bit longer than the pattern specified and the bag is a bit floppy. (I put a shoe box inside the bag for these pictures.) Unlike the previous tote bag pattern I used, this pattern was easy to follow and the illustrations really enhanced each step.
I have some of the Mirror Ball dot fabric left, so I may just make a drawstring bag to match!
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