The Last Wall

Last summer I redid my kitchen in Talavera and transferware pottery and bright colors on stark white walls. I have really enjoyed the effect and it was fun painting the plates for the walls. However, there was this one little short wall left over. At Christmas, a dear friend gave me a gift certificate to "All Fired Up", the pottery painting place. I saved it for the summer, meanwhile, contem"plating" that last wall. Last week, I went and painted the following for that last forlorn wall. I LOVE the way they came out! Thanks, Martha!!!

I love the flower on this one. It is patterned from a book mark my sister gave me....

This strawberry is my favorite strawberry. It is all lumpy like a real one....

These are my favorite grape leaves...

(See the archive for other pics of the plates done last summer.)

Knitting Mania!!

Well...here they are. My first attempts at knitting. I must say I like it! I also like really short, instant gratification, kind of projects. Hence, the washcloths! This first one wasn't too bad...but not a square, more like a trapazoid! Somehow, I kept "adding" stitiches! Don't ask me how...

Then the second one came out abosolutely square! (the pic may not show that...AND it was wet at the time of the pic!) Yay!! Don't you just love the colors of that one...the yarn is call appropriately, "Fiesta"

And thirdly we have my very first patterned cloth...it was MUCH easier than I thought it would be! The pattern is called "Berry Basket". See, if you look close you can see different poofinesses that look like a woven basket. Don't see them? LOOK CLOSER, they are there...really they are!!! I wove this one a little too loose. But, hey, I'm learning.

Stay riveted on the edge of your seat (ha, ha) for the next one...it uses the Berry stitch and so far I have only ripped it out and started over about 5 times! It is such an easy pattern that is so EASY to mess up!!! ARghhhhhh! (Note to self...you are knitting to have FUN!!)