A September Without Pictures

The camera never came out on Sunday, so we have a September spin without pictures. Since I always seem to have issues with putting pictures on, this is okay for me.

We had a smaller than normal group, but it was a lot of fun for those present. We had newbies this month. One was Suzanne from Holland. A few of us had met her before, and it was really good to have her at our spin/knit. Two others were Darlene and Tom who were there to observe. Hoping they had a good time.

Daphne stopped in briefly to pick up top and bobbins (almost like top and bottom, only different). She shared her very exciting news with us by showing us a picture of her ultrasound...

The food was excellent (as usual). We had a cake to celebrate the milestone for Suzie and me.

We missed those who were absent (you know who you are/were).

Madeline thanks Suzie for the yarn donation for her charity knitting. Remember that Madeline is happy to accept any yarn, even small amounts, to go into knitting for those less fortunate than ourselves.

Again, Linda got the award for MPK (Most Prolific Knitter). She brought a lovely baby blanket that she was going to have to tear out because she did not have enough yarn to finish it. Breaks my heart to think of it. But what was done was very lovely.

Stephen is still working - HURRAY! And finding that all jobs suck to some extent. Hoping that his arm injury won't be another set-back for him.

October's spin will be another small group as it is the same weekend as the Ann Arbor thingy. Oh well. Maybe we'll be back up to speed in November.

Wow! This month's blog is really very ho-hum. Oh well. We were just a very much more sedate group. I am thinking that Elizabeth really might be the instigator...

Hope to see you October 24!

Full House in July!

What a wonderful spin and grin we had in July! Bill and Juliann were here, so it made it extra special! Plus we had two newbies - welcome to Daphne and Janet! Here's hoping we didn't scare them off.

We started off with Bill getting his present that Elizabeth made for him. He is just so lucky!


The bejeweled crown fit him just perfectly and he wore it all afternoon. We weren't totally sure what to call him, so we settled on "your excellency."

And of course, the court jester had to steal the crown...

The show and tell portion of the afternoon started with Elizabeth, with her bobbly sweater.

And ended with Sharon and her cormo sweater. They tied for the MPK award (most prolific knitter).

Sharon and Char did a demonstration with Sharon's new sock knitting machine.

Katie K. brought the most artistic dish to pass with these fancy cupcakes. Maggie brought a chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake was the best ever. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. There was a very nice selection of vittles!

Jim, Juliann, and Bill having some food.

Part of the living room crew. I must apologize as I did not get photos of everyone this month. But on the other hand, I did get a lot of spinning done for the first time in forever! If you want to be in the photos, you must jump in front of the camera!

Steve, Dawn and Tom. Dawn and Tom are moderate newbies, and new sheep owners. Congratulations to them!

Linda watching Juliann take some pictures.

Bill was putting on a rubber glove. Don't even ask. We had degenerated to the after-hours kind of humor by then...

This is a photo of Dan's injury - he had apparently tried to cut the end of his finger off earlier in the week. But he did it at home, so it wouldn't have even been a workmen's comp thing. I am not sure it was worth the pain - better to do something like that at work - don't you think???

And not to be outdone, Steve had to show his finger too...

Juliann was not partaking of alcoholic beverages, and it was soon apparent why. Congratulations to Stephen and Juliann!

The realization has just sunk in!

It was good to see all the sheep in the pasture, even though that damn dog tried to eat us.

In the words of Elizabeth's t-shirt, everyone be sure to get:

No spin next month. We will be going out to Sam's Joint of Friday night of the Festival. If you are planning to attend, please notify Steve, Elizabeth or myself so you can be included in the reservation. Next regular spin will be in September - date to be announced.

Hope to see everyone at the Festival and then in September!

A Lovely Day in June

We had a very small group in June. The food was excellently diverse, almost as if we had planned it (which we did not).

Elizabeth was spinning like crazy.

I am not sure what Pat was doing.

Maggie was spinning some lovely cormo.

Dan arrived after work and sat in "the chair."

Steve was spinning less, so we couldn't even pick on him for his color choice which is usually pink. What is with that?!

Karen was working on her socks - I think she was working on them last month too. Are they the same ones? I think so. Is Steve being a bad influence on her? One thing about it, since she is knitting both of them at the same time, at least she will have a pair when she is done...wish we could say the same for someone else, who shall remain nameless. Oh, I'll give you a hint. His name starts with an "S".

It was good to see Lori again.

For everyone else, we missed you. The July spin date has been changed to July 18. Hope to see you then.

BLOG Resurrection - May 2010

I know, I know. I have been negligent about our blog. Life, broken bones, etc.etc. have gotten in the way. But now, being of semi-sound mind and body, I am planning to keep with it, as our group continues. I was not so deligent with my photos this month as I actually brought a spinning wheel and was spinning (don't anyone faint). And by doing the blog, my farming on Facebook is suffering...
Here are Dan D. (it has been a long time!!!), Melinda, Madeline, Steve, Suzie, and Amy. Everyone was busy knitting, spinning, gabbing, eating - a good time was had by all.

Sharon looking in from the kitchen and Linda having abite to eat. Linda again brought in a beautiful baby layette (no photo, sorry). We will get her spinning yet.

A candid shot of Maggie.

Huh?

And here is a shot of a few of Steve's UFO's. We know there are more scattered around.

Char brought a wonderful cormo shawl done on her knitting machine. I wanted to keep it...cormo. Yum. And Suzie brought some beautiful fiber to spin - it looked like a spring day of fluff.

There were lots and lots of sheep and lambs to see - between Shetland and Cormos. There were fleeces negotiations made for the 2011 shearing (like we all need more fiber).

Jim was doing limericks this month - if you missed them, too bad for you. We had lots of laughs. James had a few of his jokes - even before 4 p.m.

We were happy to have our once-in-a-while members Dan D. and U.P. Karen in attendance this month. Pat gave Dan a mini-lesson in putting knitted pieces together (I think).

We are still keeping our finger crossed for Steve who is still out of work and looking for a job. If anyone knows of anything for him, please please let him know.

Hoping to see everyone next month.

March-2010

No pictures and typing with one hand, this is what you get. Just an update on what's been happening. Pictures will come back in the future when I again have two hands for typing.

February was a great shearing month. We had our first shearing at Char's and it was great to get our hands into that cormo! We also had a new person come to the shearing - welcome to Dawn K. Hope that she will be able to come to more of our group gatherings.

The next shearing was at Steve's at the end of the month. Another new person came - welcome to Deb Y. Shearing was completed in record time and then we had a great afternoon together. Maggie and I each went home with a car-full of wool.

Also in February, several of us competed in Ravelry's Ravelympics. Elizabeth knitted an entire sweater! So congratulations go to her!

And of course, the knitters in our group never cease to amaze me. Sharon, Linda, Pat, Elizabeth - all bring their completed projects. And they are knitting lots and lots. The MPK award (most prolific knitter) could go to any of them every month!

I cannot knit and am having trouble spinning - I will be so glad to have this cast off. I can be on the computer (albeit one handed). But the photo thing is more than I can bear right now. Maybe next month.

Lambs are being born. Our weather is changing as spring arrives. Hoping to see everyone at our next spin on April 18.

Back Row Hiatus

The Back Row blog is going on hiatus for now. Spin dates will continue to be posted, so check here.

Those on the mailing list will continue to get e-mails as to dates and times.

Special dates for February:

Spin and shearing at Char's on February 13 - shearing starts at 9 a.m.

Shearing at Steve's on February 28 - shearing starts at 9 a.m.