Thanks for Knitting and Gravy Shakes - Dawn

This thanksgiving was one of family, fun, food, and travel. Usually its just family, fun, and food and more food, though this year we hung out with my brother Dan, pigged out, laughed hysterically, and then got on a train headed for Flagstaff, AZ. I don't have photos of our trip yet but I'll post them soon. Our digital camera is, I think, about to die. So I apologize for the poor quality, but such is life.One of the things that my family loves doing is eating and we had plenty to eat and drink as it turns out. I even attempted to drink... the gravy. Doesn't it look like a milkshake?


















So no, I did not actually drink the gravy!

And I have mega projects in the works. The Brea Bag is knitted up and waiting to have a lining made. I'll need to go to the fabric store to find a matching lining. This is a dangerous prospect as I will probably find more projects to do and then I'll have to get my sewing machine out of its box and set up the kitchen table as a work space and then I'll truly be taking over the entire house with my projects. Poor Jeff. Little did he know what he would have to live with when he married me.

I also have done some spinning and we have our first "Knitting Things Done" product, which was promptly sent to Mary for her B-day. Mary, what do you think of your handspun? What will you make of it? I bought 1 lb of the rovings and was able to get 700 yards out of it. I think I'm getting better with this spinning thing. I used about 100 yards of this batch to make "Mortie" (see below)

I really procrastinated on starting this bunny, but once I got going...whoosh and he was done...AND he is so cute. Mortie was a family project. I spun the yarn and knitted the pieces and Jeff stuffed him and sewed him together. He is a gift for our niece, Helen Claire. I just know she'll love him. There was plenty of love knitted and sewn into him.

I don't know why I was procrasting so. I might even make another one. His body is made out of the Sandalwood Merino Handspun and his sweater is the Forest Colonial-Merino Handspun which was left over from my Clapotis. The picture doesn't do my Clapotis justice.