Tailor's Buttonhole

I talked about this buttonhole on Episode 41 of The High Fiber Diet Podcast.
I promised pictures for those who wanted to see it done. I do not have a camcorder and Boo was not home so no action photos, but here are pictures of how the buttonhole is worked up.

Buttonhole is worked with waste yarn over desired number of stitches.



Before removing Waste yarn. Thread a piece of the project yarn through all the stitches, plus the side stitches, to insure that you will not drop any stitches.



Remove Waste yarn



Turn work over and crochet chain bind off with the threaded yarn to close the loose buttonhole stitches to each other around to close. Weave in ends.



This is what the front of the buttonhole looks like. This is unblocked, I will try to remember to take a picture after blocking.



I hope this helps.

Thanksgiving Quizzy Thing

What Your Thanksgiving Meal Says About You

When it comes to the holidays, you follow and love the big traditions. You look forward to them every year. You see the holidays as a time to be close to loved ones. It's a good time to reconnect and make memories. You like the more adult aspects of the holidays - parties, cocktails, and having time off from work. During the holidays, you are likely to feel energetic. At your worst, you feel bored. You consider yourself a real red blooded American, and you're proud of it. You tend to spend you holidays taking care of others. Holidays are one of the times you like to give.

What Does Your Thanksgiving Meal Say About You?

I agree.

I am a person who normally loves holidays.

Baking with fire

Cinnamon Bread

Rising over night



Morning Puff



Fresh Baked



Ready to Eat.

Merino Pencil Roving

Single. Not sure how I want to ply it, or with what color.

This is my 200Th blog post. Thanks for reading.

Sunday

Sunday's at home can be wonderful.

Today was one of those days.

HBO must have known that I had nothing on my plans but to knit and spin today, as they have played nothing but chick flicks all day. I watched One fine Day, Sweet November, The American President and now Definitely maybe is on. Yep chick flick city.
During the watching, I finished spinning up the Polwarth that I began spinning at the retreat last weekend.

Single:

Navajo Ply:






Skeined: 80 yards It's actually a light silver grey






As I was busy spinning, the Sarge decided to fix the front steps. We had a broken board under the landing and two of the steps were rickety. So he and our neighbor have been working on them this afternoon...

The look of determination:



A purpose found:



The Victim:



The weapons:



And it goes on into the night...

If the weather hold for tomorrow, we will get the fiberglass to fix the top of the step that has peeled.

So, that was our Sunday. I hope yours was as productive.

Happy Toes

I love fall weather.

I hate cold feet.

I knit wool socks.



I have warm feet.

An Important Date

In more than one way.

Today would have been my mother’s birthday. Happy birthday mom, whereever you are. I hope you are dancing and smiling as I remember you.

Today is also the date that my husband asked me to marry him, many years ago. I would say yes, today, if he asked again.

Fiber in the Forest Retreat

I have just spent a wonderful weekend with about 22 knitters and spinners.
The house we met up in was old and huge

The view that greeted up each time we stepped outside

Here are half the ladies that were there, the one in front was the organizer of the event. It was Saturday night and some had left for the evening or headed to bed already. I thought better late than never for the group photo.

More about the retreat on my next podcast later this week.