Switching gears here a bit to show a picture of a pair of socks I just completed for the Prayer Shawl Ministry I belong to. We knit items for families in need for Christmas and work at it all year. I love making socks!
I guess the whole process is intriguing. Starting out on three needles, turning the heel, decreasing to the toe, and having a completed sock there when you are all done. These particular socks were down in Rowan cotton (sport weight). An expensive yarn that was donated to our group. I'm not sure I really like working with cotton; it stretches a bit too much, but I was pleased with the result.
Just had lunch with Dick LaBarge in Victory Mills, New York. Dick was my teacher for years and taught me both to hook and to dye wool. We had lunch at the Bakery in Schuylerville — absolutely scrumptious!
After lunch, we went back to his studio to compare projects. Dick is working on a very large rug designed by George Kahnle. Houses and people in a colonial America style. The colors are fabulous! His other current project is a rug begun last June at Green Mountain Rug School with Rosalyn Logsdon. It is based on a photograph of Dick and his mother when he was a child. The photo was a black and white, and the rug is done in muted tones.
I'm trying to find out how many of you would be interested in attending a one-day dye workshop. If you live in the Saratoga-Capital District area of upstate New York and would like to attend such a workshop, please drop me a line at mictype@nycap.rr.com. Topics covered would be simple overdye, abrash, and spot-dyeing.
