Another gnome in the works

It's like CSI:Gnomes up in my craft workshop. The 2nd gnome is getting assembled and here is what he looks like as of today. The beard is a fuzzy curly black silky 'firenze' yarn that I got as a markdown. It's going to look great on him. I took the instructions and printed them out on index cards, one body section to a card. The card is on a ring so I can just pull out the set, follow the directions and I don't mess us my nice book the pattern is from. Also the index cards are smaller and fit in the project bag much better.

After a wonderful time at the Machine Quilting Expo today I just had to balance it out with some knitting time. I cast on and finished this dish cloth tonite. It was my favorite pattern from the new Mason Dixon book and uses Knitpicks Comfy yarn. I love this cotton yarn. It's soft, knits up really nice and will was wonderfully as all dishcloths need to. I've got enough yarn to do two other dishcloths and 3 more vintage brown buttons to use as the fastener.

The machine quilting expo was a fun event and different from your normal quilt show. There were the quilts and the vendors and the attendees but there were tons of long arm quilting machines and the tools that go with them. It was a show about the equipment needed to quilt all of those tops we love to sew but don't have the time to hand quilt. Lots of fun tools, rulers, patterns, kits and thread abounded and I supported the quilt shops by purchasing a few fun items. Just the quilt show alone was worth the trip. I don't think I'd go again next year but it's fun trying out a new show and seeing all of the gadgets and goodies that are out there.