Mud Pies is Fun!

My first three attempts ever to throw pots. I did one more but didn't get a pic of it yet! It was just way too much fun!Clay comes in 50 lb boxes. I lifted one. It was heavy. I was overwhelmed to think that that is how much weight I've lost. Life is good.

Pots and Yarn

Knitting progresses on BSJ#2. I'm into the increases now, almost to the end of them. It's still a big sweater.... But boy, will it be snuggy warm! Should keep out those cold, cold winds on the plains of South Dakota!

Spending some time with BFF today. He's taking his car in for preventive maintenance so we'll go out for coffee and/or breakfast while the mechanic is earning his daily bread.

Tomorrow BFF and I embark on a new hobby. Well, new for me....pottery. BFF took classes several years ago and has since purchased a pottery wheel. But, with no place to fire finished products... So we are taking classes at the local Pottery Co-op. This is a brand new adventure for me. I did a bit of slab work and the infamous pinch pots in high school some, oh, 40 years ago or so, but never have used a wheel. I like clay and think this will be loads of fun. Hey, mudpies appeal to everyone at some point in their lives. They are kinda like a brand new box of Crayola Crayons and a big pile of clean, empty paper. Who can resist?

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This is as scary as the baby Allie McBeal used to see.....

Results!

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Here's what I got done during yesterday's
These muffatees are made of Plymouth Encore and 25% superwash, 75% acrylic blend. It is left over from the socks I made 3rd Son when I was in Tennessee. They were knit flat and then seamed up leaving an opening for the thumb.

These were made from odds and ends of left over sock yarns. These were knitted in the round up to the thumb (solid) area. That section was knit straight and then joined together again to knit in the round to make the palm. The stripes were achieved using Grumperina's method which creates the look of hand painted yarns with relatively even repeats. I like the effect it creates, but like Fair Isle there is much tangling of yarns and gnashing of teeth.
I now have completed six of the eight pair needed to enter me in the drawing for wonderful prizes! These eight pair are to be finished and in the mail to the Cheyenne River Reservation by the end of September so that the members of the tribe have them when winter sets in there. However, beyond our goal of eight pair per participant, we are trying to send somewhere between 600 - 1000 pairs of hand warmers. These can be knitted, crocheted, sewn or simply purchased. Those really stretchy Magic Gloves you can find at the dollar stores for $.99 are fantastic when paired up with muffatees like those in the pics! Please consider helping us out! More information can be found at Sheep Shots and at Native American Support on Yahoo. It gets really, really cold on the plains of South Dakota. Help keep hands warm! And of course, all contributions are tax deductible.

F found a pottery wheel! He's been foaming at the lips ever since he took a pottery class while living in Lake Havasu. He really enjoys pottery but wanted more than a place to go take a class. He often has insomnia and wants something to do at 3 in the morning! So we are heading up to Glendale today to pick up his wheel! I expect many new items from him in return! :)))