A few holiday sewing projects!

Coasters for the holidays!




How about a beautiful bag for that
bottle of wine you are giving for the
holidays??

Borealis Friends Baby Afghan - The Bidding is Open!!

Stop in at Borealis Yarns in Saint Paul
and place a bid on this darling baby afghan
made by Borealis Friends to support the
Maxfield Learning Center where I teach!
(Opening bid : cost of outfitting one student
with a new uniform and miscellaneous school supplies.)

Abby and her friends are also creating a
large afghan for the December Show!
Make sure you get there in time to see it
(and maybe buy it - it is going to be spectacular!)

Get in to Borealis Yarns (corner of Thomas Avenue
and Hamline Avenue - St. Paul, MN) and
consider raising the bid on the afghan by
the price of daily snack ($1.85 - $2.25.)

Thank you Borealis Friends!!

Nettie

Friends of Borealis Baby Afghan - Yummy!

Wow! Items have started to arrive for the
2009 Nettie and Friends show and Sale...
Abby, owner and knitter extraordinaire,
called me Wednesday night to tell me the
"Nettie and Friends Baby Afghan" was ready.
I got myself right down there to see this
yummy, delightful, sweet blanket.

Here's the deal... soon, very soon, there will
be a 'early bird opportunity' for you to bid on
this blanket to benefit the Maxfield Learning Center...
We'll have the details worked out soon, and I'll
let you know all of the particulars by Sunday or Monday!

Stay tuned!!

This Week at Work...

Those of you who know me, know I'm not a good 'sitter.'
Last week was the opening week for teachers in St. Paul.
That means a lot of meetings where people talk to you.
I'm not a good 'sitter'. I squirm. I fidget. I look through
my bag. I doodle. I make lists of things I need to do, both
in my head and on paper. I think about songs that won't
stop going around in my brain... they worm into my brain and
even if I 'sing them like Dylan' I can't make them stop...
Sooooo, I decided to knit during the meetings and here's
what I completed. I have the scarf to finish, but everything
else is DONE. (No, these were not on my 'unfinished list'!)

Tuesday, the students arrive... the best part of my job!
Have a great Labor Day, everyone. Be well. I'm looking
forward to my week. Nettie

Harry Potter / Snape and a Catchy Little Video

If you are a fan of Harry Potter and Severus Snape,
there can be no doubt that this video will get stuck in your brain.
Let me apologize in advance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4

I've got to learn how to embed these things!!!

Have fun. I'm off to work now.

Back to work (at school I mean!)

Check out the latest batch of wool felt pincushions
and ornaments I finished while in Ely... no, I didn't
finish any of those objects on the 'unfinished' list...
but I visited another knitter who has a few unfinished
items herself, so I feel better about just making a list!

I'm back to work today, so I'll be busy with
getting my classroom ready for the new batch
of students who are headed my way. I'm excited
for the year to begin with the kids! Yippee!

I'll keep you posted!

The Final Leg of the 2009 Summer Cabin Tour

I live a wonderful life. There can be no doubt about it!
So, a little over a week ago, one of the 'gal pals' asked me if
I would be making anymore of 'those felted tea cozies' for this
year's show...Huh. They hadn't crossed my mind!

But...

I dug around in my stash, grabbed some bulky Lamb's Pride
wool/mohair blend and became obsessed! I've knitted to the
end of the current stash... I'm at the Ely cabin,
and since there is no washing machine here, I'll have to wait
until I get back to St. Paul to see the final result. I'm sure
there will be embellishments to behold!

That diamond looking thing? Not part of the tea cozy, but
rather an attempt to use up snippets of Lamb's Pride - how
about a coaster???

Be well all. Peace.
Nettie