Salty Zebra

   When it comes to the side effects of radiation, this wasn't listed in any of the literature, but it seems that it has caused in me a passion for... crochet. Didn't see that coming did you? Yep, since the beginning of my treatment, I can't put my hook down! In fact, I often have multiple projects going at once. It all started with turtles...  I like to call them my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since they were a result of my radiation treatment 😂. I had been finishing a project I had started some time ago, just for something to do, while scrolling through patterns and ideas when these little guys jumped off the screen at me. I bought my first digital pattern on Etsy  and navigated to Knit Pics , my mom's favorite yarn site, to grab the required supplies which, by God's grace, were on sale and there was a free shipping promotion! I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed using the Animation yarn from Knit Pics! It is high-quality with beautiful colors and a joy ...

  Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12  I am a fiber artist, I have been most of my life, but it wasn’t until about 15 years ago that I began spinning. My Mom got me started by handing me a drop spindle, a very similar concept to what was used back when this verse was written, one evening when I was over to visit. She walked me through the basics of its use and once I got going I couldn’t stop.  I used a drop spindle for months and then “graduated” to a spinning wheel when my husband bought me one for Christmas that year (with my Mom’s help of course).  When you spin, you are lengthening the wool fibers and twisting them into a (typically) fine thread. The fibers have microscopic barbs on them that tangle with one another, keeping the thread, or single, intact. But if you pull too strongly on this thread, accidentally or on purpose, it will usually fall apart. While the fibers are...