Peggy Stuart's Blog – February 2011 Archive (4)

High Fiber--Sarak's Visit Part 2 and More Fiber Fun!

This is my last week with Sarak. DH took her skiing.

Don't they look cute together? (for more on Sarak, see last week's blog.)

We have had a lot of snow in the past week After a snowstorm we often see moose checking out the roads for salt. Here's one Rocky let me know about:

I couldn't get any closer. They don't see well, and any movement makes them… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on February 28, 2011 at 6:55am — 39 Comments

High Fiber--Sarak's Visit Part 1

Sarak was with us for Valentine's Day:

Sarak, for people who don't listen to The Knit Wits Podcast (http://knitwitspodcast.blogspot.com/), is an aborted attempt by Carin (the Knit) to make a Christmas stocking for an acquaintance. Carin eventually made the stocking using other yarn, but this little piece of knitting history is now on tour, and currently with me in Park City, UT. The name was… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on February 21, 2011 at 8:00am — 26 Comments

High Fiber--Life Gets In the Way!

Real life got in the way of knitting and quilting this week, as sometimes happens.

Sunny and I needed to be recertified for Delta Society/Therapy Animals of Utah. We had to run through a series of tasks to see how we respond to things that might happen in a setting where we provide therapy. Actually, Sunny provides the therapy; I'm just the weight at the end of the leash. Well, I also keep the list of the rooms in the nursing home we need…

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Added by Peggy Stuart on February 14, 2011 at 7:00am — 38 Comments

High Fiber--Packers, Parties and Pugs

Seems like every week around here is busy! The Gretel Cardi was finished and mailed off:

I chose some tagua nut buttons for it. The pattern is the "Natural Beauty for Baby" from Knit on Down. I made the sleeves a little longer so Daphne could still wear it when she's a little bigger. You can find this book here.

I cast on the "Highland… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on February 7, 2011 at 8:10am — 30 Comments