I took my little crochet samples I made a few weeks ago, soaked them in starch and then let them dry for a few days. The drying definitely took longer than I thought it would.


I used bmix because I didn't want any of the grog from the 60 in the template. The lines look crisp in it and I'm hoping that translates when I press clay into it as a template.




The next step is to let these dry slowly between boards to prevent warping. Then they will get bisque fired and I can try them out for mugs.

Over the long weekend I was making a vegetarian shepherd's pie and decided that I needed some bread. I had time so I made a challah which came out sooo pretty.


It got me thinking about how could I incorporate plaiting into my pottery. I was thinking maybe this could be a bowl/basket wall. That's the best I've come up with so far. Any other ideas?

At a work dinner a few weeks ago I was talking at dinner about mugs and we came up with the idea of Alien sucking up crabs. I finally had time over the Thanksgiving holiday to start making them.

I've been wanting to make crochet templates in pottery for a while now. I made these at my last show and now I need to figure out how to make them stiff enough that they hold shape when I roll them into clay. All of these are stitches that I've used in recent sweaters.

I've been in a holey sweater mood. This doesn't look like it should be warm with how many holes it has, but its a nice fall sweater in fall colors. It was pretty simple to put together. I used this mixed woven mesh stitch from Nordic Hook. The yarn is Crumble Slumby from Kim Dyes Yarn. I used a 3.5 mm hook. It's the same stitch for 2 rectangles and the arms.

I can feel the end of year closing in. Not sure if this will be the last kiln of the year or second to last. I've been debating a partially full kiln to finish off a few things. I'm also just exhausted so we'll see.

I love how these leaves turned out. I used Orange a Peal instead of Jack o Lantern and the orange really pops.

Love all the camping things. I'm not sure that I like the Spectrum Floating Turquoise on Brown Bear as much as I loved it on Laguna 60. It's growing on me though.

My travel mugs were a partial failure. The lids do not stay in. Shrinkage really did me in. I think they are still pretty awesome without the lids and definitely plan on keeping one in my cabinet. Of course this means another mug will have to leave the cabinet since it's already bursting :) Clearly time to build a bigger kitchen.

Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Amaco Snapdragon x2 Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Orange a Peal, Sunkissed, Just Froggy, Fruit of the Vine 2167 Clear	Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Amaco Tangelo x2 Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Orange a Peal, Sunkissed, Just Froggy, Fruit of the Vine 2167 Clear
Laguna 60 Mayco Black UG wiped back Inside: Mayco Frosted Lemon x2 Leaves: Mayco Hot Tamale, Orange a Peal, Sunkissed, Just Froggy, Fruit of the Vine 2167 Clear	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Orange a Peal x2, Sunkissed x2, Fruit of the Vine, Cotton Tail x2, Java Bean x2 Top Mayco Frosted Lemon, Night Moth x2 2167 Clear
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Orange a Peal x2, Sour Apple x2, Fruit of the Vine x2 Spectrum Floating Turquoise x2, Night Moth x2 (bottom 3)	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Orange a Peal x2, Sour Apple x2, Fruit of the Vine x2 Spectrum Floating Turquoise x2
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Orange a Peal x2, Sunkissed x2, Fruit of the Vine, Cotton Tail x2, Java Bean x2 Top Mayco Frosted Lemon, Night Moth x2	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Orange a Peal x2, Sunkissed x2, Fruit of the Vine, Cotton Tail x2, Java Bean x2 Top Night Moth x2
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Java Bean x2, Tuxedo	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Java Bean x2, Tuxedo
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Sunkissed x2, Blue Yonder x2, Fruit of the Vine x2 Top Spectrum Floating Turquoise x2	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Blue Yonder x2, Cotton Tail, Silver Lining, Java Bean, Hot Tamale
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Silver Lining x2 Top Mayco Frosted Lemon, Night Moth x2 2167 Clear	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Orange a Peal x2, Sunkissed x2, Fruit of the Vine, Cotton Tail x2, Java Bean x2 Top Mayco Frosted Lemon, Night Moth x2 2167 Clear
KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2, Orange a Peal x2, Sunkissed x2, Fruit of the Vine, Cotton Tail x2, Java Bean x2 Inside and Rim Spectrum Floating Turquoise x3, Night Moth x2	KY Mudworks Brown Bear Mayco Black UG wiped back Mayco Java Bean x2, Tuxedo Inside and Rim Mayco Raspberry Mist x3, Amarylis x3
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear	Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear
Laguna 60 Mayco black ug wiped back Mayco Hot Tamale x2 Norse Blue x2 Light flux sweeps 2167 clear