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Connie method on the left. Eyeball on the right Ann McManus in PA

Here's mine in the back yard, Mary.

?Hi Guys, Thought this might be helpful. I’m including pics of how I store my needles. This was a tip from Janet Pray of Islander Sewing Systems, though she used the large floss box instead of this small one. This fits in my drawer. The last pic is showing the bulk box of 100 Universal needles. Not sure what they cost now, but IIRC, I paid around $25 for the box.

My filter material arrived last week and I scrounged around and found some fabric scraps and my mother’s old handkerchiefs and made a pocket mask. We just fitted it to DH. The filter fabric goes in the pocket. I’ll make one in my size tomorrow and we’ll try washing and wearing them. Then I’ll make more as long as the fabric holds up. The exterior is leftovers from fabric I made cushions out of years ago for my son’s window seat (the cushions are stil there). And I’m using the handkerchiefs for the lining - I have to starch them to have them hold their shape for cutting and sewing as they are soft cotton. But that will be comfortable against the skin. DH says he can breathe easily with the filter material in place. -- Jaya http://knitsarina.blogspot.com/

I thought we could take our minds off the various issues we have due to social distancing and discuss what we are imagi-knitting, sewing, weaving, spinning, etc. I am starting to get busy with yard work so have less time to do fiber stuff. BUT, we had rain for two days so I wove a couple of scarves. Very easy and I would have done them on the rigid heddle loom but I have lent it to a friend for a class which is now in limbo. So I did it on the floor loom. Interestingly it took a bit longer to warp but a lot less time to weave. So it seems about the same to me for easy weaving. I am not plotting/planning a table runner with my corespun Inglenook batt yarn. That way the whole wonderful color progression will be visible. I've been googling and calculating what I can get in terms of size and what sett to use. I also am planning a silk band to trim a top I am going to make with a hemp/ribbon fabric I've woven. Had to look through patterns and see how wide each one might be and what I wanted the finished look to be. And continuing with the textured yarn spins, I got my fiber out to do spin a thick and thin yarn that might become coils some day. i am also planning a sweater spin with 3 colors of natural blended wools. A grey Corriedale with bits of white. A natural with a brown stripe and a new one I just got which is a white, medium and dark brown roving. i'm hoping I get 3 different tweedy colors which I can use in a stranded sweater. Lots of sampling and knitting of swatches before I start actually spinning for it. -- Jaya http://knitsarina.blogspot.com/

With lockdown so common around the world, let's do an update; and I shall start 1st. Much ups and downs right now and over the past block of months. Two weeks ago I broke up with a fellow knitter from England. We met through Ravelry & in Feb 2019, and in Oct, I made the effort of coming over to meet and do stuff. I was mildly aware that things weren't 100% right, and after the Oct trip, I should have up and said that it wasn't working, but this coward & lazy soul did nothing. So he came out to visit in late Feb. We did a yarn mill & shop tour between Sydney & Melbourne and the cracks formed very quickly. In the last week during a day trip to Melbourne that I did lose it & said I was over it all. That night, calmly I was able to say what was obviously not working, without being horrible. We have parted as friends & still correspond daily. Professionally, I have been on a good wave with lots of science stimulus happening. I currently have 8 papers I need to write, or complete, and this is always a good feeling. I'm feeling happily challenged and equally stimulated. But work..... Well, we are going through a restructure that sees my manager lose his position. The euphemism is On the Road to Retirement, but that doesn't mean Mr Passive Aggressive isn't making life unpleasant. A rather ugly email was sent around yesterday, actually directed at me personally, but never actually mentioned, which I shall just ignore. The "silence is a better response" is my mantra right now. Soon, new positions are up for grabs - 3 Directors, 3 Sub-directors, and I have decided to apply. I'm using the adage: not whine about the outcome if you didn't vote. It's all internal, which means no new ideas, and you don't go for a specific position - the successful applicant is allocated (WTF!!). Anyways, depending on how much of a nuisance I am regarded will depend on my success. I shall say I think these positions are Poisoned Challises, so I shall make a final decision of acceptance if/when the time comes. Because of the restructure I have applied elsewhere with no success. The best was an interview at Corvallis, OR at OSU as the curator of the Herbarium. I was honoured as this would have been a highly contested position, but I didn't get into the 2nd round, although there doesn't seem to have been an appointment made either. Not holding my breath. The workload has been tough on a group of us of late - my colleague in Alice Springs is rushing to an early grave doing to executive positions. She knows I will help, so she handballs small bits to me. This is what trusting friends do. The identification side has been relentless of late & it isn't surprising that I have contracted a chest infection from a cold during this recent trip over east. What I AM doing is not coming into work on weekends & resting as much as possible. I stopped dragging work home with me some years ago, so I already don't work from home, and go to bed as soon as fatigue sets in. I am knitting a storm & reading, and following people with their activities - this is what gets me up in the mornings, along with a lovable, but naughty cat. Whether it be light & full of nothings, or full of drama - always interested in Monger's stories. Love to you all Peter