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A Tea Wallet

One birthday, my friend Donna mailed me a teabag in a little fabric envelope. Here’s how I learned about another Tea Wallet.

Last week at the NY Public Library, my sister found a murder mystery with knitting on the cover and thought of me. (Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell) see cover image below

In the back of the book she said there was a knitting pattern for a Tea Wallet. I found another Tea Wallet pattern for one by Diane Trap on Ravelry. I knit one for my friend Vincie because I knew she carries her own tea bags in her purse. In a little plastic baggie. Not any more!

I made a modification on the front flap and made it a triangle shape, decreasing at each side.

The quilted knitting motion bag serving as a pretty backdrop for the photo shoot was stitched by my Woolswap partner, Catherine, in New Zealand.

Knit with scraps of organic cotton yarn –Made in America Yarns, the Wildflowers Collection . from Philadelphia

(Modified the front envelope flap- shortened it by half and made a triangle by knitting 2 together on edges while in one row BO 3 then next row CO 3 to create a button hole.)

These were photographed vertically on my phone and I attempted to adjust them on the computer before publishing. And of course they look perfectly aligned and oriented to me but I can’t tell if I’ve gotten them correct for some viewers. Trying

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: book, cotton, crafts, friend, handknit, knitting, Library, Made in American Yarns, murder mystery, mystery, Sadie Hartwell, sister, tea, Tea Wallet, teabag, teatime, yarn, Yarned and Dangerous 21 Comments

Interesting Finds at the Handmade Arcade

Dear Blog Followers/Readers

Thanks to all who have responded on the positioning of the photos when they view the blog. It has been beyond annoying and frustrating, especially for those who get the photos sideways.

Today I spent time rotating and saving and resizing the photos which were shot vertically. If they are on their side, I hope you will inform me right away so I can go back to the drawing board. When I look at them they look correct but not for all receiving them.

I heard from a woman I photographed last week about the auto rotation of photos on various programs. Here is the link to that information

I knew nothing about Exif Data

Still working on the solution to proper orientation of photos no matter who views it on ALL devices.

Now back to our regularly scheduled blog post of the day-

Handmade Arcade at Pittsburgh’s David Lawrence Convention Center, Saturday afternoon.

This is Douglas of My Vinyl Resting Place holding a vinyl record now shaped as a bowl

Deanna of Cleveland Street Glass

When I asked her how she got into this business she said she moved to Cleveland and in just a week her car was broken into.

Mr. Wise co-owner of Second Season packages a pair of Repurposed Redesigned Upcycled mittens made from used sweaters

December 8, 2018 by Ruth Categories: CraftsTags: crafts, design, handcrafts, handmade arcade, jewelry, mittens, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Second Season, vinyl records 13 Comments

Peace, Love, Knit- An Early Gift

An early Christmas gift, created by Marlene (my DIL’s mom-we share four grandchildren). This year she and her husband hosted Thanksgiving Weekend in Hardy, Virginia.

Know you’ve seen me on the blog more times this week than the rest of the entire year but I wanted to show you her thoughtful and creative gift. Marlene’s Cricut machine skills are amazing. She purchases and downloads an SVG file from the computer, cuts it out of different colored vinyls, centers it, then uses a special machine to press it on thoroughly. I love how she made the heart a sparkly red.

Marlene knows I enjoy knitting so this design* was perfect.

Thanks Marlene. I can’t wait to wear it.

Photographed by Erika

*About the design- It’s from an Etsy Shop specializing in SVG files- Sammo from Vicksburg, Michigan

November 27, 2018 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: Christmas, crafting, crafts, Cricut, design, family, gift, grandmother, Knit, knitting, love, peace, photography, postaday, thanksgiving, travel 10 Comments

Handmade for Easter

Kvaternikov Square Marketplace

Handmade for Easter by another Grandmother

April 15, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, TravelTags: crafts, Easter, Easter decorations, handmade, market, photography, postaday, travel, Zagreb Croatia 11 Comments

Another milestone-2500th post today

Lots of double zeroes and double letter o on this 2500th blog post. Thanks for looking.

Potholder loops -in the details.

On the loom and off

Laura’s wreath prompted inquiry- what exactly are potholder loops?

Take a hot pot lid off without burning your hand. Good deal! Keep cool.

Stretch the cotton loop snd attach to the teeth of the metal loom.Create a pattern or random colored loops.

(you can get wool or nylon loops, too, the nylon material not so effective on hot pots!

Today Laura made this potholder by carefully planning the order of the loops

Reminiscent of watermelon by Laurs Use pencils or knitting needles to catch all the loops, remove from the loom and bind off

Here was Laura’s wreath in case you missed it

July 15, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: color, cooking, crafts, kitchen, postaday, potholder, potholder loops, pots and pans, weekly photo challenge 29 Comments

Potholder Loop Wreath

My daughter Laura sorted the giant bag of colorful potholder loops on the dining room table. I photographed it with the iPhone.

We’re in crafty production this week!

Maura brought them with her from Columbus for her visit to Grandma’s house.

When the potholder is all woven, I slip 4 unsharpened pencils through the loops on all sides. So much easier to finish up with a crochet hook, a loop at a time.

Taking the woven piece off the loom keeps it together instead of it trying to pop off the metal loom as you bind off.

July 14, 2016 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: crafts, family, loom, photography, postaday, potholder loops, potholders, weaving 6 Comments

Pop des Fleurs -Pittsburgh- Guest Blog

My friend Roberta saw this colorful display in front of the Carnegie Library in Oakland and sent me these photos. I didn’t get to see them in person but I’m pretty sure I saw some blooms being created at the Knit and Crochet Festival.

Pop, is right! Although the real flowers are beginning to come up, this art installation brightens up the city.

Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh says, “Pop des Fleurs is an outdoor installation planned for the winters of 2015 and 2016, designed to bring delight and color during the dark season through handmade, pop-up flower gardens”

Thanks for sharing Pop des Fleurs on the blog today.

How about the close-up of these gorgeous sunflowers?

March 17, 2016 by Ruth Categories: ArtTags: art installation, Carnegie Library, community, crafts, crochet, Fiberarts Guild Pittsburgh, garden, Knit the Bridge, knitting, Pittsburgh PA, Pop des Fleurs 19 Comments

Painting wooden eggs

Used these for s photography demonstration.

It was harder to paint them (without drips) than I thought –

August 2, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: crafts, driveway, iPhone photography, iwooden egg, paint, postaday, wooden eggs 8 Comments

Sock Monkey Brothers

It’s been awhile since I’ve stitched up a sock monkey. The classic.

One for new baby grandson in Ohio and one for a friend of my sister in New York City. The pairs of socks have been in the house a long time. Once I stitched on the faces, they seem to look at me and smile.

Both Anna and Jack have set up a crew of sock monkeys, told them to smile and photographed them. This evening I placed the newly completed monkeys on the couch in my living room. And took their picture

Very cooperative!

One of the smiles needs a bit of straightening out, I see upon examining the image. Ooops.

And yes, my sister and I visited the Sock Monkey Museum in Rockford, Illinois when we were visiting relatives. (The relatives live in Rockford, not the museum)

Sock monkey duo, going in different directions, more than 500 miles apart.

Here are some old sock monkey photos from previous blogs.

Anna entertains her siblings in the kitchen

The grandkids greeted me

Anna and her giant monkey

I painted sock monkey ties

Jack with his sock monkey tie

Anna took this photo

I knit the colorful boa

I gutted a Beanie Baby for my camera lens

Jack took this photo

Sock Monkey Board Meeting

When I was a kid (c. 1958)my family lived in the city of Newark NJ. there was a Youth Consultation Service behind our house on Broad Street. At least a dozen girls lived there and each girl had a handmade sock monkey. My mom thought sock monkeys weren’t appealing but I always wanted one. Some people think they are ugly, others think they’re cute. These two have a bit of scrap flannel from the sock monkey pillowcases I stitched for the grandchildren for Christmas. Going with a theme, here. That will be another post.

I don’t think I owned one until I stitched on in 1976.

The first sock monkey I ever made was for my son Mark (39),father to the grandchildren in the photos above. He name it the Doonie Monkey and it was stuffed with old stockings. I use fiberfill now. And for some unknown reason, I never added a tail on his monkey. He resides with the grandchildren in Ohio, too.
I’ve make pink and blue and purple monkeys but my favorite is the classic.

If you would like to make a sock monkey, there’s a terrific youtube tutorial by Professor Pincushion on how to make the classic monkey. I don’t add the ears or buttons on mine.

August 1, 2015 by Ruth Categories: Childhood, FamilyTags: childhood, crafts, grandkids, humor, memories, photography, postaday, Professor Pincushion, Rockford IL, sewing, sock monkey, stuffed animal, toy 14 Comments

Unexpected Signage at East Exit Motel and Street View Google Car in an Alley

William Penn Highway on the way to the crafts store Pat Catan’s in Murraysville.

After I bought the couple of items I needed, I had to drive and turn around and come back so I could photograph this sign. There’s a median in the middle of the road and LOTS of traffic so it was a bit of an effort but I knew I wouldn’t be this way again in the near future.

This location is near the Pennsylvania Turnpike Entrance/Exit.

The motel is old school in appearance and it would be nice to include the sign AND the motel itself but too dangerous to shoot from the highway itself so pulled into their parking lot. There was a lot of truck traffic.

Here is a slice of the motel taken out the passenger window.

And then later in the afternoon what did I see in my neighborhood?

A GOOGLE car with a big camera mounted the top, driving down an alley way off of Bryant Street.

Collecting images for Street View? Here is information on how the photos are turned into Street View.

I don’t know. You can sure see them coming. By the time I got the camera to my eye they were going.

Headed in a different direction.

I wonder how much the camera costs that is on the top of the car? I looked up LIDAR camera technology.

Above view is the cropped version of the photograph below.

By the way, that sky is a true blue sky which is rare in our city. They say we have just 59 sunny days a year.

Well, this was one of them. Seriously hot, too.

Millbrae Way is the name of the alley shown and it’s near the historic marker of the Billy Eckstine home on Bryant Street. Born in 1914-Died- 1993. I just went to look up his grave and he was cremated and ashes given to a family member. There are many famous graves in Pittsburgh.

How I went from the signage at the East Exit Motel, to Google camera car to famous people buried in Pittsburgh I’m not sure so will close and post.

July 30, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Billy Eckstine, crafts, driving, Ghandi, GOOGLE car, google street view, highway, motel, old school motel, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday, signage, travel, truck 8 Comments

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