Wyoming Breezes

four finished headbands and a fifth on the needles January 2018 Twice a month I join a group of ladies who knit/crochet for local charities. Everyone brings their own projects, and we sit and chat while we work. Over the holidays, I pulled a hank of yarn from my stash and decided to knit some headbands/ear warmers for the group. The younger kids seem to wear them more than hats. The yarn was purchased at the guild's Fiber Fest in 2016. Yarn : 60% wool and 40% bamboo - bulky weight Needles : US size 10.5 Pattern : Bea's Headband (Bea was a fun lady who was in the Tuesday night knitting group for several years. She moved to Colorado a couple of years ago.           Bea's Headband           Size 10 or 10.5  circular 16" needle           Worsted weight yarn (knit double- stranded)           Cast on 72 stitches (double strands)           K2, ...

Fremont County Fiber Guild Co-president, Bea R. and Lucy O. are intrigued with Jamie D.'s new knitting needles Jamie recently commissioned a man to make these special knitting needles for her. She intends to knit wool roving into rugs with the giant, wooden needles, and I hope to get a photo of her knitting with them at the guild Spin-in early in January. Jamie is also in my Tuesday night knitting group. She knits clever baby hats and fun projects that she designs.

My knitting group met last night, and one of the women brought cupcakes to celebrate three members birthdays - Bea R., Colleen J., and mine. It wasn't until after we had all enjoyed the cupcakes that she told us her secret: the cupcakes were healthy. She had used a recipe from Jessica Seinfeld's book Deceptively Delicious . The moist, devil's food cupcakes were made with an avocado puree, and the cream cheese frosting contained cauliflower puree. These treats were delicious, deceptively delicious, without even a hint of the healthy ingredients. Thank you, NJ for the treats. This morning, I was shocked to find a birthday greeting on Renna's blog, Finding My Knitch . Thank you for making my day special, Renna.

March in Wyoming usually means WIND and lots of it. Even with the wind, it is a great time to get outside to walk or to work in the yard. When I found a partial skein of Manos del Uruguay in my yarn basket, I decided to make a headband to wear on my morning walks. Since the headband is a quick knit, I made two. Adult-sized headbands 20 inches in circumference Bea's Headband size 10 or 10.5 circular needle (16" length) worsted weight yarn (double stranded) Holding yarn doubled or using two worsted weight yarns, cast on 72 stitches Begin knitting in the round being careful not to twist stitches: K2, P2 for 5 rows Knit 7 rows of plain stockinette stitch K2, P2 for 5 rows Bind off loosely Headband will be approximately 4 inches wide The headband shown at the bottom of the top photo will be given away this week. To have your name added to the drawing, leave a comment and tell me about your favorite worsted weight yarn. Even if it is too warm in your area ri...

Fremont Fiber Arts Guild Fiber Fest 2014 Riverton, WY Saturday was a long day, filled with wonderful fiber goodness, conversation, and fellowship. Fremont Fiber Arts Guild members gathered Friday afternoon to set up tables and assist vendors with their displays for the biannual Fiber Fest on Saturday. Five vendors displayed yarn, notions, roving, and other fiber goodies, and on Saturday six guild members demonstrated their crafts: wheel spinning, drop spindle, twining, crocheting, knitting, cinch making. Bea R. and Sheri H. help assist two new knitters In addition to giving demonstrations, guild members worked with those who had some prior knowledge or a particular craft but were struggling with a concept or a project. Laura B. leads a demonstration in drop spindle Several men attended the event and seemed to enjoy trying the drop spindle and rug twining as well as observing the wheel spinning demos. Although the crowd seemed smaller this year, the event was well a...