Well, I tried knitting last night- the broken finger gets in the way- but I can knit!!!! Amazing how much I have missed it.
And now for the public service message........................
On Sunday, May 27, the Toronto Spiders will take up the International Wool Challenge (Back to Back Competition) for the fourth consecutive year. This competition, involving teams around the world, requires that a sheep be shorn and the fleece spun, plied, and knitted into a sweater (according to a standard pattern) in one day.After two years at the Ontario Handspinning Seminar and a year at Toronto's Riverdale Farm, this year the Toronto Spiders will be at the Pickering Museum in Greenwood, as part of their Opening Day. The team is made up of Wannietta Prescod (the Fastest Knitter in North America in 2005 & 2006), Barbara Aikman, Julia Lee, Judy Pergau, Denise Powell, Karen Richens, and Lorraine Smith of Spinners Quarterly. Our shearer is Bob Comfort, and Joan Kass and Judy Findlay will be our timekeepers and educators. We look forward to having lots of interest and support from passers-by. Like all Back to Back Challenges, we will be raising money for cancer research.We will be attempting to beat our Canadian record time of 6 hours, 51 minutes, and 15 seconds, so hope to finish some time between 4 and 5 p.m.If you are in the neighbourhood, please do drop by and wave, say "Hey y'all", but don't expect us to stop what we're doing to chat with you until the sweater is done!
Looks way cool- if you are in the area- drop by and let me know how it all went!
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Thanks Deb!! You can absolutely post it more than once if you'd like.
tee hee... I am lurking in the corner over here... the internet is a great thing! I thought this was a little better than emailing you back... BTW, the drunk doggie is great! I have never gotten our dogs to do something long enough to get a picture of it...
Hey sweetie Treatee! It's me from the KTE *me? a big rhymer* I braved the newly price-increased Post Office and I sent out your treat on Monday, they said it might take 7-10 days so expect it sometime next week! I do hope you'll enjoy it completely. Keep your eyes open for it!
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