Warning – this post will be picture heavy! This past weekend Mr QuiteaYarn and I got started on this year’s yard and garden projects. We started with some easy stuff – adding a little sun dial to a stump we have in the back yard with no other purpose as yet, and putting some flower… Continue reading The Yardening Begins
For some reason, May is a month with a lot of fiber arts related challenges going on. Just for fun, I will see how many of them I can participate in without making any serious effort. Me-Made-May has been around for a while, and is just a challenge to wear and share images of yourself… Continue reading A Challenging Month
https://givebutter.com/knitforfood25/team-knit-coven/marileereinhartdavieau Knit for Food Knit-a-thon is a 12 hour knitting marathon to raise funds and awareness for food insecurity. 100% of funds raised will be equally divided between Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry, and Meals on Wheels. In 2021 we, the knitters, raised $265,810!In 2022 we raised $271,761!!In 2023 we raised $340,000!!!In… Continue reading The Knit For Food Knitathon is Here!
For years, I have wanted a yarn winding station. Somewhere I could set up my swift and winder and just leave them up. But it just hasn’t been practical for one reason or another. But finally, my yarn winding dreams have come true! Ta Da!! Recently I was thinking about maybe getting a sawhorse of… Continue reading Dream Come True
Book Report After hearing so many good things about Storygraph, I finally joined. Not sure yet if there’s a way to friend or follow people there, but if so, I am marileerd in case anyone wants to connect 🙂 I finished 4 books last month! Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex (Amazon link) is an… Continue reading February Wrap-Up
The birds and the squirrels have been pretty constant visitors this winter, and we’ve also seen two deer in our yarn on a somewhat regular basis over the past month or so too. But yesterday we had SEVEN deer in the yard! This explains why I have needed to fill up the feeders every day!… Continue reading Deer Friends!
So I had another go at making pizza – my baking challenge for this year. Last month’s effort was a big fail – the pizzas stuck to the new pans I had bought and the crust did not taste good at all. So this month, I rolled it back a little. I went back to… Continue reading Pizza Success!
In early April I will be participating in the Knit for Food Knit-a-thon! This fundraisers is for knitters to raise money for 4 charities that work to alleviate food insecurity. The funds go to Feeding America, World Central Kitchen, No Kid Hungry, and Meals on Wheels. I will be knitting for 12 hours straight –… Continue reading Knit-a-Thon!
This is the first year I have chosen a word of the year, and it is Finish. So how did I do in January? Reasonably well! In crafting, I finished my Powdermill cardigan, which was started several years ago, along with a hat, a cowl, and several pieces of knitted jewelry. I also did some… Continue reading January Goals
Quite A Yarn 