After being away for a few days for Thanksgiving, visiting my parents/family members, I returned home to finish up a sock order for Ann, who when she ordered them had said "no hurry." Left to right, "Wild Blueberries," "Cranberry Harvest," and "Raven Trail." Thank you, Ann! 
Along with Ann's order, it was time to make another pair of socks for Pat, who had called to order a second pair of Checkerboard (red and black). Her phone message of, "I just LOVE my socks!" really made my day. Did I have the yarn to make another pair? Yes, so when Ann's order was finished, another pair of "Checkerboard" came off the sock machine. Enjoy!
Then an email came. Could I make a pair of socks, for a gentleman's wife, for Christmas. Yes! So "Keep Me Warm" were also made up. A couple nights ago I had a nice sock wash and they have been drying by the woodburning range in the kitchen. Today 8 pairs of socks were finished with some steam, tags written, and they will be taken to the post office shortly.
Meanwhile, I had ordered more anchor pins for my Glimakra loom treadles as I was FOUR short for tieing up the ten shafts/twelve treadles. I have some of Texsolv ties and anchor pins missing in action around here somewhere.
I also ordered a tube of seine twine so I can begin making additional long-eye "string" heddles for the drawloom. There are ten ground shafts on that loom, nine of them have approximately 100 heddles each, and one shaft currently has none, and that needs to be changed. Now, I need to try to make a heddle jig, or have one made. Moving along,...
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