Still Scrambling

This is a very small percentage of all the hooks Ed's made during the last three weeks. (Waiting for the size to be written.) And the best part? His dental work is paid for!!! Thank you everyone who helped out by ordering something. We're down to the last dozen orders that were placed during the sale. We hope to have the last one sent by next Tuesday. By this time next week I hope to have actual numbers for the items he made during this very busy season. I'm not sure which were the biggest sellers; hairpin lace looms or Magnetic Needle holders.
Meanwhile, not only did sale orders consume the days but regular orders and store orders calling for shuttles, hairpin lace frames, spindles - and to throw some interest into the works, some exotic hooks and needles. Sorry about the poor picture quality. There are two Tunisian Flex hooks, one Kingwood the other hard rock maple. And a set each of 8mm & 7mm needles made with four different exotic woods. The woman had ordered circular crochet hooks in those sizes but between my handwriting and Ed's interpretation he made knitting needles. He'll make the proper circular hooks for her tomorrow. These are so gorgeous that I'm loathe to part with them though really, I should put them up for sale.

In the midst of packing goodies today Justin dropped by to work on his truck, which meant Grandma needed to watch Faith. :-)No, she doesn't stay in the car seat all the time, though pictures indicate that is her life. This week she turned four months old. She's been rolling back to stomach for a couple weeks and is showing more and more personality. The noise of the camera brought out the quizzical look on her face.

Tomorrow (Feb 24) is A Yarn-In. A whole day devoted to whatever fibery goodness people want to indulge in. Wanna join us? It's from 9am - 9pm at the Phoenix Inn Suites in Vancouver, WA (USA). Cost is $10, come and go as you wish. It's a day for working on charity projects, UFOs, and hanging out with other knitters/crocheters/spinners. I hope to finish the birthday socks and get some serious work done on the Red Sweater. Did you think I'd forgotten it? It gets a bit of attention from time to time. I'm getting worried about running out of one colorway. There were two skeins of handspun yarn in the batch but one skein seems to be getting smaller much quicker than the other. A couple spindles will also see some action. I'm hoping to introduce others to the joy of Turkish spinning. :-) I know some of you are laughing, those who've been to these things and know it's not possible to accomplish everything. There's so much to be done it's hard to think realistically.

Suppers have been rather haphazard lately but last night when chili was heating, visions of scones danced in my head. They're my favorite quick bread to make when in a hurry. Made with whole milk (preferably half and half) and lots of butter they melt in the mouth. I'll tuck one in a napkin and grab a hot mug of coffee before hitting the road to Vancouver early in the morning. Care to join me?