Finally decided on the pattern for the washcloth. Found it in the book Enchanted Knitting: Charted Motifs for Hand and Machine Knitting
Now the question is… do I remember how to knit? 
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Me sporting a Yak/Merino scarf made by Marianne
OK, it’s actually Yak and Merino, and it is SOOOOO SOFT and light, so warm.
Some time ago (how long was it Marianne?) I volunteered to do the Pay It Forward with Marianne. I had the easy part, she was the payer, I was the payee. Ha! To be honest, I had completely forgotten about it. Plus, I thought I was one of the extra ones that volunteered to do Pay It Forward with Marianne. It was really a bit of surprise to actually receive a package from her. Not that I didn’t think she was serious, mind you. I really just didn’t remember.
It is a loooong scarf knitted with 50% Yak, 50% Merino yarn, Superyak, by Karabella, made in Italy. A simple pattern, but the result is a super luxurious scarf. Possibly the softest knitted fabric that I’ve ever felt. So light and warm. And as you can see in the picture, it drapes really, really well. Thank you so much Marianne! It’s wonderful!
July meeting was great! I didn’t do any knitting or spinning. As it turned out, I was high (or low) on paint fumes from helping our new roomy paint her room. (Love the new color!) I was just chilling and chatting with people the whole time.
There were a lot of donated items for guild raffles. The proceeds are going to the Heifer Project in honor of Twisted Ruth (Ruth Schooley). There were tons of fiber, yarn, books, magazines and other stuff. I donated a set of five Japanese ceramic bowls.
Lots of Show n’ Tells. Hand-spun yarns. Yarns made at the Pluckyfluff Workshop. Finished knitting projects (check out Jill’s lace shawl.) And Deb and Helene’s woven pieces!
Old friends and new friends.
New roomy (with her Loch Ness Monster knitting project)!
And I met Ercil who brought her tablet weaving to the meeting. I wanted to see her tablet weaving and maybe ask a few questions. But like I said, I was high (or low) on paint fumes, and let that chance slipped away. Hope to see her in the next meeting. I also couldn’t figure out why I knew of her. Later I realized that I had seen her in Ruth’s photos of their recent gathering that included Sylvia, Stephenie Gaustad, and Joy.
I’ve started a new spinning project. Well, maybe not totally new. I am spinning blue merino fiber that I carded with some silver hologram Angelina for sparkles. The goal is to knit a Ostrich Plumes Stole for Kate. I am also spinning this for Ruth’s Spin for Peace group on Ravelry. Yeah, I started early. 
Oops! I meant to blog about this in… what… April, 2007!?! (Just click on the photo below and you’ll see the date that it was taken on Flickr.) Anyway, if you use a vertical swift similar to the one that I have, and you have problem getting tightly wound yarn cakes, lubricate the moving parts a little. It can make a lot of difference. Just look at this:
Same type of yarn, just different colors. One before I oiled the swift. The other after. What a difference! I read some complaints on blogs about the tightly wound yarn cakes and remembered that I was going to make a note about it. But before you add any type of lubricant to your vertical swift, check if it is safe to do so. I am not an expert on what’s good and what’s not to use on plastic or wood. There are also parts that do not need to be and shouldn’t be lubricated. Just doing a little research before do so, OK?
