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Sox Pox Strikes Again!

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Park City, Utah
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Knits, quilts, hikes and snowshoes with poodles Rocky and Sunny. Learned to knit in 1950! Addicted to socks, and participated in Sock Wars III as "Sox Pox." Started spinning in December 2008 and never looked back!
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Peggy Stuart

Cast On, Part Deux

Cast on, yeah, but not for a new project! Today I got the cast on my right hand. We'll see how much I can do in a few days. Here's what it looked like last Tuesday, as I was getting ready for surgery. As usual, they had to pry my knitting from my busy hands. They even got my glasses first!



As with the first sur… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 3:50pm — 18 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Bwaaaaa-haaaa-haaa! We're going to get you!

Happy Halloween, everyone! Here are DH and I in our costumes...the scariest thing we could think of:



We won a prize for best costumes at the Halloween party: a bottle of Vampire Blood wine. Yum! We'll probably pull the cork tonight, while the little kiddos are trick-or-treating! Not shown in the photo are the c… Continue

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 11:15am — 9 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Knitting, Quilting, Spinning, Injuries and Snow!

The spinning group is up again after a summer hiatus. We met yesterday. Here's Rita, one of the participants. I met her at the Alpaca Days a few weeks back:



Recognize Rita's bag? She did the alternate variation in the same colorway as mine, and she did the strap as written. She also spins and weaves. We h… Continue

Posted on October 30, 2009 at 7:30am — 14 Comments

Peggy Stuart

New Knitters!!!

There's almost nothing better than meeting people who are just learning to knit! Well, except for maybe a KP order filled with yarn, books and new needles! I was invited to a neighbor's house for a "Stitch and Bitch" session Sunday night.



Here I am with one of the knitters. (I'm the older one!) I took my spinning… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2009 at 8:30am — 9 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Spinning, Spiders and Other Things

I'm making progress on DH's Fair Isle sleeveless cardi! My needles are smoking...well sort of. I just have to finish the current motif, and I'll be able to start the neck and armholes. Here's what it looks like:



The steek will go where the funny vertical stripes are. I am not afraid of steeks anymore after m… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 8:55pm — 10 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Happy Birthday, Joanie!

This is an extra blog to share Joanie's birthday with all of you, especially everyone who has a birthday on October 8th!



This was my present to Joanie: enough of my hand-spun Coopworth to make a Landscape Shawl like mine, so she won't steal it! I also gave her one of those needle gauges that looks like a cross… Continue

Posted on October 8, 2009 at 5:30pm — 6 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Sweater Time!

Good thing I'm making progress on DH's Fair Isle Sleeveless Cardi:



It's the Fridarey Sleeveless Cardigan from The Art of Fair Isle Knitting by Ann Feitelson. The yarn is Jamieson and Smith's Shetland yarn in a fingering weight. Here's a close up:

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Posted on October 6, 2009 at 4:00pm — 19 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Alpacas and Charlotte's Babies...

If you were watching the Alpaca Cam yesterday, you may have seen the alpacas greeting me as I arrived at the ranch.



I got my spinning set up and started work on the orange-rust hand-dyed alpaca I was working on the day before. The alpacas had visitors of all ages during the day.

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Posted on September 28, 2009 at 3:21pm — 9 Comments

Peggy Stuart

See Peggy Spin! Live!

Tomorrow I will be spinning again at the Blue Moon Ranch. They're having their annual Alpaca Days open house.


Here I am spinning today. Tomorrow they are going to set up the "alpaca cam," which shows live feed of the alpacas in the pasture or in the barn, so it will show me spinning. You can link to the… Continue

Posted on September 26, 2009 at 5:26pm — 9 Comments

Peggy Stuart

Sipalu Bag Wins First Prize at Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair

I couldn't believe my Sipalu Bag took first prize!


September 12 and 13 were the dates for the Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair in South Jordan, Utah. I went to see my friend Linda's exhibit. (She's the one of the friends who raises alpacas.) I gave a ride to my friend Joanie and her daughter Kristi, who are both av… Continue

Posted on September 24, 2009 at 4:30pm — 15 Comments

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At 2:25pm on November 19, 2009, Terry said…
Thanks for your note. I understand the frustration of window shopping, and I can't claim to have much patience although it seems to be increasing as the years roll along. My imaginary "perfect" wheel is one that will grow with me. I know perfection doesn't exist [learned that after being married 35 years....snort...] so I'm aiming toward as versatile and handsome a wheel as I can find...much like when choosing a husband. Hopefully my wheel choice will work out as well as my marriage: not perfect but will grow with me;->
At 10:13pm on November 18, 2009, Terry said…
Thanks Peggy; I'm still shopping for a wheel and now I've run across a brand called Country Craftsman and trying to learn as much as I can about them. I've seen Detta's website and spoken with some CC spinners who all say good things about them. I most likely will try to find a second-hand wheel of whatever brand works well and appeals to my eye as suggested.

This is a photo of the one I'm thinking of buying:

At 2:59pm on November 18, 2009, Cristi-Lael said…
Heard you on the podcast today! Such an odd thing to hear your voice. I missed the last podcast, so I didn't know they were planning to talk to you and thank you for your contribution to the community; but I totally aggree that you should be thanked. I know that you're kind words have always helped me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
At 2:37pm on November 16, 2009, palsknitto said…
Hi Peggy, hope the hand is doing fine and you can do something while you wait to heal, Hugs, Irene
At 1:32pm on November 16, 2009, Terry said…
Thanks Peggy! I also wanted to ask what kind of wheel the one in this photo might be:

At 6:08pm on November 15, 2009, cellogirl said…
Nope, the socks will fit my baby!!--the BSJ is toddler size, great for another baby!! Glad to see you feeling much better--I figure that your smart comment is as good as a gauge for how you're feeling!! Best wishes--
At 7:37am on November 14, 2009, palsknitto said…
Hi Peggy, hope you will be spinning and knitting soon, and thank you for keeping me in your thought, Hugs, Irene
At 3:54am on November 11, 2009, anita915 said…
Hi Peggy
How are you feeling? I hope everything went well.
Anita
At 11:49am on November 9, 2009, Terry said…
Thanks a bunch for taking the time out of your day to ask. I've been hunting for a second-hand wheel, hoping to save some money and still get a wheel that will spin just enough yarn for my own knitting. It would be nice it it has at least a little variety in the ratios, but I'm not picky, just a "medium range" or beginner's wheel. If you happen to hear of anyway wanting to sell their wheel, please keep me in mind. Thanks again for your help.
At 5:05pm on November 8, 2009, Terry said…
Thanks for checking out the wheel brand for me and also for sending the link to the pattern for that gorgeous bag. If you happen to know of anyone who wants to sell a spinning wheel, please keep me in mind. I'm just a hobby spinner and would need a wheel that can handle mid-range fibers--no bulky. Thanks again.
 
 

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