It’s 52°F rainy and dreary.
I don’t have anything much to post about, so I thought I’d share a photo that I took way-back in 2008.
I’ve always liked this photo, I don’t know why though, perhaps because it’s simple and rustic looking to me. 
I wish you all a nice rest of the week.
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I know some folks think it’s corny if you pay attention to anything to do with eclipses or a super moon. I personally think it’s a bit of extra fun. Plus it gives this old gal a chance to try and take a photo of it to post on my blog. 😉
It was a cold 20°F and the wind was blowing like mad. I’d go outside to try for a photo and then dash back in the house for a few minutes and repeated doing this for about an hour. My camera refused to take a photo of the full eclipse. Here’s the best of the photos that I took last night.
I hope your week is a Happy one!
I’m missing the greens and rainbow colors warm weather brings.
Wishing you all warm memories and pretty thoughts!
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In 2013 when my sister introduced me to loom knitting, my main problem with the loom was the handling of an ongoing project. My wrists would ache and my work would bunch up underneath. It was so awkward for me. I thought I was going to have to quit before I even learned the skill.
Then I had an idea, a wonderfully helpful idea for an easy way to make reusable frames to fit any size knitting loom: pvc pipe, pvc joints and Ponytail Bobbles
The PVC Pipe is 3/4 inch.
I can make the legs any length I need. I use the stand like a lap tray.
When my knitting project starts getting long, I put a trash bag over the stand and secure it with tape to the frame.
I shared my pvc frame idea with my sister. She loved it and has been using it too ever since.
And there you have it, one more thing that helped make my loom knitting much more enjoyable.
I hope it helps some of you all too.
Happy crafting
It’s been brought to my attention, that some wonderful crafters have made loom stands going by my basic directions. I’m so happy that my design is helpful to hopefully make loom knitting more enjoyable.
However, I worked hard on making the loom stand designs and tutorial.
In exchange for using my designs, if you post a photo of your loom stand anywhere in a group, forum or online, and are asked about it’s construction or how to make it, Â you’re welcome to post a link back to my blog.
https://joysofcreating.com/
or post a link directly to my blog post:
PVC Pipe Knitting Loom Stands – with lengths for various looms
Thanks so much! Happy Crafting!
edited in 2-10-2019:
I do not glue the stands together.
I don’t use adhesive on the pipes nor couplings.
The reason I don’t glue the pipes and couplings together is that I’m constantly using different size looms and can’t afford to dedicate one stand per each. Nor do I have the space to store them.
For my use, there’s enough suction, when the pipes are pushed securely in to the couplings, to hold them together.
I’ve not had a problem with the pipes/couplings coming apart when I use them.
The suction isn’t tight enough to hold them together forever.
From time-to-time, I check the joints and pipes to make sure they’re still snug, if they feel loose I push them back together.
If you want to dedicate a specific stand to a specific loom for all-time, then gluing it together may be something you might want to consider.
I use ‘Ponytail Bobbles’ to hold the looms on the stands.
Edited in: 9-23-2020
Sometimes I make the loom stand with shorted legs in front to make the loom stand slanted.
The slanted loom stand works well for me for one sided projects like scarves, dishcloths and flat pieces.
I use Chair Leg Caps on the bottom of the pipes because of the sharp or rough edges.
It’s been brought to my attention, that some wonderful crafters have made loom stands going by my basic directions. I’m so happy that my design is helpful to hopefully make loom knitting more enjoyable.
However, I worked hard on making the loom stand designs and tutorial.
In exchange for using my designs, if you post a photo of your loom stand anywhere in a group, forum or online, and are asked about it’s construction or how to make it, you’re welcome to post a link back to my blog.
https://joysofcreating.com/
or post a link directly to my blog post:
PVC Pipe Knitting Loom Stands – with lengths for various looms
Thanks so much! Happy Crafting!
It got down in the low 30°s yesterday. A perfect day for chicken vegetable soup. A soup cooked in a slow cooker all day long. A warm welcome when one enters the door, cold and tired, at the end of a long day.
I don’t have a recipe for my slow cooker chicken soup. I boil the chicken on the stove first. I put the chicken and it’s broth in the slow cooker. I add whatever vegetables I have on hand: frozen, fresh or canned. I turn it on and go on about my day.
*I feel obligated to note that I rinse the canned vegetables to hopefully help reduce the salt even though we by low salt or no salt canned goods.
I put the frozen onions and bell peppers in a colander and ran hot water of them for a minute, to help thaw them, before adding them to the slow cooker.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t make any corn bread to go along with the soup because for the first time in my 4 decades of married life, I don’t have a solitary egg in the house. My husband cooked up the last of the eggs for our breakfast Monday and we haven’t had a chance to go to the grocery store this week.
All was not lost, we have oyster crackers and they’re mighty tasty in the soup. 
What’s you favorite recipe for winter days?
I wish you all a warm and pleasant weekend.
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