of yarn. I had a whole bunch of little balls of yarn...so I made one big ole ball of yarn.
Fire Weather Watch in effect from Monday, 10:00 AM CDT until Monday, 8:00 PM CDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
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Becker
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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Minnesota, West Polk, Norman, Clay, Kittson, Roseau, Lake Of The Woods, West Marshall, East Marshall, North Beltrami, Pennington, Red Lake, East Polk, North Clearwater, South Beltrami, Mahnomen, South Clearwater, Hubbard, West Becker, East Becker, Wilkin, West Otter Tail, East Otter Tail, Wadena and Grant. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Far Side of Fifty, I have not heard of the linen stitch, so now I have to go check that out. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThe big ball of yarn makes a statement of it's own. It will be exciting to see the blanket with the colors mix of blue and brown. We have had so much rain lately and our fire burn has finally been lifted. Have a good day Connie....sending a big hug to you..
ReplyDeleteWe are in Fire Watch here too in SW Georgia. We had so much rain in the autumn but we are still in drought conditions, with wind and low humidity too. Dawn P. Albany, GA
ReplyDeleteIt will be fun to see what comes from your big ball of yarn.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I need to send you some of the snow we keep getting (more later this week). It's sad to hear that fire season can be happening so early in the year.
ReplyDeleteThat will be a fun blanket!
Sounds like a pleasant day.
ReplyDeleteGood morning! What a project-reminder is your yarn ball, so I have put together a little message about an old hobby of mine, too, and I hope it will inspire you.
ReplyDeleteTemari. In Japan the least little remnant scrap was saved and used to make colorful little balls for children to play with. The scrap was the start of the ball core, more scraps and threads were wound around that until you had a workable size to decorate. I usually liked mine to fit into my hand comfortably.
Examples of Temari (3 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx2S0hmKl74
Marking Simple Divisions. (on Youtube). 23 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfqCVu7yJLA&t=206s
There are many ways to start the “ball” core, but seeing your huge yarn ball makes me think that is also a good way to start the core. If you’ve never seen one or made one, I think both you and Jen would enjoy the process. I made around 100 of them and most were sold at the St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, annual meeting. They were part of the silent auction. As a volunteer at the entry desk people would see me working on one and ask about it, even buying one while I sat there.
I also made a small purse to hold the few needles, threads, small scissors and pincushion and it was so easy to carry wherever I had to sit for awhile: planes, waiting rooms etc. It was really a conversation starter!
KSH
KSH Thanks for sharing your awesome craft!!
DeleteYou are going to be busy with that yarn!
ReplyDeleteLove scrap balls of yarn. It's always a bit of a surprise which color shows up next. So many people are dealing with droughts already this spring. What will it be like by summers end? Scary times we're living in.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
I may try making a big ball of yarn. It’s a neat idea. I get a lot of ideas from you. Thanks.
ReplyDeletePooh, it’s cold again there. Not very warm here either but much warmer than 40 degrees.
I don't know if our relative humidity goes down to 20 but it does get uncomfortably low. Hopefully there will be no fires.
ReplyDeleteSigh! Already fire season.
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