Happy St. Patrick's Day

Midday I decided to make a green snood for St. Patrick's Day.  I'm all done except for the drawstring, and if we don't get rained out, I'll wear it to the archery range in the morning. When it's light out again I'll take some photos.

Beading and Gourd Bowls

I was straightening the bookcase when I found a beading book that shows how to add a beaded fringe edging to gourd bowls. Surely that was why I bought the book in the first place. And I already have two tiny bowls ready to go. I was going to do crochet around them, but now I'm in the mood to try this. Tomorrow though.  Started a beading project when it's almost midnight is folly. There is a reason Peyote stitch is more correctly called gourd stitch. It works great on hourglass shaped gourds.

Using a Nostepinne

A few days ago I watched a video on using a nostepinne to roll balls of yarn. Tonight I found a fat dowel piece that I could use as a nostepinne.  My first 3 balls were tall and football shaped, so I had to go back and watch the video over again.  I was keeping my wraps too close to the stick instead of gradually moving them further and further out.  I finally got a successful ball! Now if I can just carve my dowel into a more pleasing nostepinne.

If you want to see her tutorial it's here: Nostepinne

Here's a photo of my yarn ball: