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As Promised

UPDATE TIME!!!
My most interesting project at the present time is one given to me by Teresa Ruch of Teresa Ruch Designs, check her out at www.teresaruchdesigns.com.
I'm knitting the Bird of Juno Scarf using her yarn and her pattern.  SO PRETTY!!!!

Here's how it happened:
Mums and I were wandering around the Hood River Fiber Festival. Stopping to admire her yarn, we struck up a conversation where I idly mentioned I wanted to make money knitting things.  Wonder of wonders, Teresa gave me a pattern, a hank of yarn, and said, "Go ye forth, and knit me a sample!" Something like that, anyway.

I hope this leads to other things, she gave me lots of ideas on how to make money knitting, with samples, finishing work, all sorts of things to look into.

As for my painting work, that I need to get back to work on.  I'm working on a seascape sketch for a commission and a few things for my portfolio.

So it goes
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