Black Shawl

I finally finished the black shawl I was working on. But, I sold it! I was at a convention this past weekend and a lady asked me if I would make a shawl for her. She loved the cream colored one that I was wearing. I asked her what color she wanted and she said "black." It just so happened that I had brought this one with me to finish & wear and I agreed to sell it to her. This is made with Berrocco Suede yarn. I've already started a new one for me! (I talked with Antje at the Knitting Nest today and asked her how much I should have charged. She said one should charge at least double the cost of the material.) This is Barbara modeling her new shawl.

I-Cord Collars

If you have been reading my other blog at Laurie's Dance With Sound, you will know that we have eight German Shepherd puppies that were born on April 19th (6 weeks ago). I needed a way to tell them apart so I made I-cord collars for them using different colors. They work out great. I plan to make some bigger ones for the dogs around the holidays by mixing red/blue/white for patriotic colors and green/red for Christmas, etc. Here are some pictures!
The puppies and their collars! The two "pinks" are the females. The rest are males. (One of the puppies has already gone to his new home, which is why the photo only shows seven puppies.)