Fiberlicious Marie

Happy day! So what do you get when pound of yarn (love) is on sale...star baby blankets, granny squares, and a pretty dress for the Mimi girl. An idea for a baby sweater...I think it'll work...hmmmm we'll see! Mimi and Meema rocking..Sweeeet! Enjoy the little things in life! Marie

My Easter basket had this in it... Better than Chocolate! In case you were wondering...here is little Irish Mimi in her St. Patty's day dress! Hugs to all! Marie

All, I got a lot done this week! Handmaiden Yarn crocheted up into a flirty scarf. The colors are not showing as nice as in person. They are a beachy type palette. Here is my weaving off the loom...Woohoo...Am playing with the new colors to figure out a nice pattern. I'll be using Tsumagi silk in medium and dark grey along with black and a red to punch it up. I love the yarn from Habu ! You always get such interesting results...love love love it! That weaving was fun to do...I used some on my Kuri Kura silk. It was lovely thick and thin. I crocheted this little pinafore for Mimi. This was out of my stash work! No buying yarn for this little project. No pattern...kinda made it up as I went along. Hubby and I went to Target and picked up a little white dress for underneath. Here is Mimi with her hooded blanket made by the lovely Ms. Pam. Ms. Pam is one of the ladies at work who gift every new baby at work with a handmade blanket. This blanket was made by Nanny Franny. Isn't it...

Hi all! Started my summer sewing for little Mimi. I haven't sewn for a little girl in a long time! Can't wait to see her in this little sun suit! So much fun! Next, progress on my weaving! Am on my last few inches I should have this done by the weekend! I want to make a real simple dress and use this piece as a belt maybe...I am not sure. Have to see how it drapes. Then I can put a new warp on my Kromski. I ordered some silk tsumagi in light and dark shades of gray, cream and a shock of red. Next, handmaiden yarn. i only ordered one skein to see how it turns out. I love the colors. It reminds me of a day at the beach. Am absolutely ordering more of this gorgeous yarn and making a little drapey coverup for the fall. Here is a closer look at the stitches. I think I am going to try making a simple pinafore for Mimi using this stitch. Next, here is Mimi and her bear. 8 weeks old! Wow time flies! Rebel daughter and Mimi with their Easter hats! Until next week! Enjoy, Marie

Peek a Boo!! So here is little Mimi..that kid won't stay still long enough for her Meema to snap a picture...I'd forgotten how wiggily babies are! So am working on my weaving. Am almost done with my bus knitting, a shippo scarf. I tidied up my corner in the basement and found loads of yarn I'd had totally forgotten about! Last weekend hubby and I took a walk through the city. We passed by the Museum of Art and Design. We didn't go in...we did go into the American Folk Art museum. They had a few quilts that were very nice. One in particular made me laugh out loud..it was made out of coin condoms...very funny. They also had a nice collection of old 1900s carousel horses. Here is a cool building... The exhibit at the Museum of Art and Design. We ended our night with a meal at the Lederhosen. A pretty decent german restaurant on Grove street. My son Chef came down from Boston. Here he is meeting his niece... well..that is pretty much it for now...am just busy busy at wor...

All, I finally got back to my weaving. The warp is Cotton Gima in a cream color the weft is also Habu yarn - N-46 cotton nerimaki slub color 3. A real pretty blue grey color. It is looking like a japanese woodblock print. really pretty. simple weave..no twists or turns I just want to see the dark and light play together. I also knit up a quick shawl I have to attach buttons to it. In closing baby feet in bunny jammies...so so sweet..hee hee Hugs to all! Marie

baby kisses...baby smell...baby hugs..it's so great to be a Meema (granny in other families)

I've got a song stuck in my head! Thank goodness it is a good song. Well it's a mahvelous night for a Moondance.....am getting some inspiration from that piece. Am working away on projects, and at work. Trying to figure out how to quit my day job. I am certain there is a way. So so close... Happy New Year from the Big Apple! Marie

Just a few pics of things that inspire me. Paint peeling off of bricks. Leaves...in a pile..so many shapes and colors...how could you not be inspired The Neptune fountain in Snug Harbor...I love this fountain and have taken so many pictures of it. I love it in the fall. I wish I had more time to work on everything I'd like to work on. I love Neptune! This is such a beautiful spot. I can see the Arthur Kill Van Kull from this spot. The light is so great here. so I am working on my Kusha Kusha scarf...yes...still! so so so fine that string...argh. and a lovely sweater...I have the front finished. I started the back. I hope I have enough yarn. I don't know it looks awful big to me. Well we'll see! Enjoy the colors and I hope they inspire you! Marie

All, It's that time of year again! Weavers taught by Linda Labelle got a chance to exhibit our projects at Habu. The temptation to buy more yarn was tremendous! I did remember I am quickly running out of space and have next to no time to work on anymore projects. I settled with being inspired by my fellow weavers. The colors were incredible and the textures wonderful. I think everyone had something they had made by hand on. Shawls, scraves and hats were being fondled and admired. It was a great time. Of course my honey was there to make sure I didn't slip into the back where Takako keeps the yarn. Here are Takako and Linda. In this picture Takako is introducing Linda who is about to read an excerpt from her new book Here is the proud Author holding up my copy of the book...HOW EXCITING IS THAT! It is called the Yarn Lovers guide to dyeing. It is a great book. I am going to enjoy working through many of the projects. Here is rebel admiring my project. Yep poppin' fresh is po...

I am so happy to be back on-line! Well to start I had a fun time at Habu...a new shipment of yarn arrived while I was there. Talk about a kid in a candy shop! I picked up two kits the fringe tape choker and a kid mohair cape. Fiddle head fern yarn, cashmere that I can use as a warp..it was coated in water soluble vinyl coating. more mohair to mix with some silk for a lighter than air shawl. Caaaaaashmere for a super webby weaving this is fiddlehead cotton silk and this is the choker. It works up super quick! Lovely brown mohair that caught my eye I don't know what that will be. Does anyone have any ideas? on the needles is the kusha kusha...that is taking me a while. I started another baby blanket with the ladies at work! There are many babies expected. Am super super busy at work....there is too much going on. I need more hours in the day! I am really looking forward to a long weekend. Well hugs to you all! Marie

Finally I am connected to the world! Pictures to follow after I finish my happy dance! WAHOOO!

All, Will be off-line for the next few weeks. A recent electrical storm killed my router, flat panel tv and PC at home. Talk about being disconnected YIKES! Am working on a few projects and will have pictures once the new PC is in. Until then...watch out for lightning bolts! Marie

So I finished yet another baby blanket. My son chef and his lovely girlfriend came down from Boston for a couple of days... Here they are again working on a super secret project! You all remember this!!! It is Kushu Kushu from Habu! Here she is on my dining room table basking in the sun! I am having trouble adjusting to the thin thin thread! An Artistic shot...I can't wait to see it when it is larger. I think it is going to take me a while! Well worth it... so so cool! Enjoy! Hugs! Marie