New Website and Blog

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May Update

May has been a very busy month.  Our Fiber Arts Workshop is now the Crafty Diva Knitting Circle for the summer we will meet on Mondays from 10-1.  Then for the vacationers we will have our Fiber Arts Open Studio on Wednesdays 10-1 and our Wine and Weave Thursday's from 5-7:30pm.

Update on my kids

Courtney turned 30 and started a new job with real adult pay and responsibilities.

Emory is pursuing a new career in film and traveling.

Samantha is finishing up her junior year and is college hunting.

Crafting Vortex

Getting ready for summer craft workshops.

Fiber Arts Workshop

Here are some stills that were taken during the commercial taping this week.

Summer Beach Crafts

Join us this summer for Beach Crafting at Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn for our Fiber Arts Open Studio every Wednesday from 10-1 June -August 2016.  You can choose to knit, crochet, weave or macrame a craft project.  We have lots of traditional and trendy yarns and craft supplies.  Indulge your inner 'Hippie!'

Fiber Workshop

We had a very busy morning knitting today.  Our newcomer Chris completed her first knitted project a cowl, now on to the next one.

Fiber arts workshop

We had a great morning catching up with everyone.  I'm so proud of my student and birthday girl Jane.  She finished her first sweater knitted with Noro yarn.  Perfect fit and great colors.  She's graduating on to learning how to purl now.

We had a new member join our Knitting group this morning.  Welcome Chris, I can't wait to see what lovely projects you create.

Arm Knitting

We had a great time arm knitting today at the Fessenden Center.  The ladies had fun and created lovely infinity scarves.

Summer tunic

I so enjoyed knitting this tunic.  The yarn is beyond fabulous.  I love the feel and the drape.  In all my years of knitting this is the best project so far.  I'm going to make more.  Quick, Simple and Fabulous.

Fiber arts workshop

Lynn finished another crochet yarn taster throw.  Love these textures and colors.  The photo does not do it justice.  Today she was perfecting her spinning skills.  Noro roving is heavenly to play with.

Fiber arts workshop

We had a wonderful morning at our Fiberarts workshop Blue Pelican Gallery Gifts & Yarn.  It was good to get the group together.  We are finishing up our projects and ready to start new summer ones.  P.S.  Jenn just got in some GORGEOUS new summer yarns today.  

Claudia finished her chevron scarf.

Lynn brought her GORGEOUS Yarntaster throw creation.  

Jane is finishing up her first cardigan.  Now she's working on the sleeves.

Beach tote

Finished my new beach bag.  I love this cotton rope yarn and especially love my mermaid button (made by Jenn @obxbluepelican ).

Cozy cottage coat

I was able to quickly finish my cozy cottage coat yesterday.  It really took me less than a week, but I dragged it out a little longer because I wasn't ready to be done.  I loved the colorful and the textures of the yarn.  I had to use duper bulky yarn and large size 17 needles to quickly finish a sweater in my size.  I enjoyed the process.  There was a lot going on in my house and life last week so I put all of that nervous energy into this wonderful sweater.

March

Making room for new things.  March is roaring in like a lion!  Write up in local publication; Organized desk; spring colors; clean for now calendar.