Maine Morning Mitts
complete show notes and photos at www.knittingpipeline.com.
This show is sponsored by  my Longaberger Home Business, Quince & Co and Ewe-nique Yarns in Morton IL.
If you are looking to support American goods, then you can start with Quince & Co with their beautiful and reasonably priced wools sourced in the US. Check out Finch, their new fingering weight in colors inspired by nature. www.quinceandco.com
Ewe-nique Yarns is a full-service yarn shop located at The Field Shopping Center in Morton IL. Among the items they carry are a full line of Addi needles, Chiagoo, and Knit Picks. They also stock Malabrigo, Madelinetosh, Frog Tree. Elsabeth Lavold, Debbie Bliss, Claudia Handpainted, Louisa Harding, Rown, Sublime and dozens more. Debbie and Jenny are happy to ship to Pipeliners.
“Earburning” another Raveler is highlighting their Ravelry name so that it links to their profile. The person who is earburned will also get a message in their box that basically says, “Psst, we’re over here saying good things about you”. 

A BIG THANK you to all the volunteers for test knitting my first to-be published design, Piper’s Journey. Thank you so very much EVERYONE for your support for the design.

Nature Notes
I haven’t seen any snowy owls but have seen a lot of white plastic bags that pretend to be.
We nearly broke a record for the most days without 1” of snowfall! The record is 330 in 1918. 
Naturalist and writer Edwin Way Teale born Joliet IL 1899
Wandering Through Winterwas first nature book to win a Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction.
“Our minds, as well as our bodies, have need of the out-of-doors. Our spirits, too, need simple things, elemental things, the sun and the wind and the rain, moonlight and starlight, sunrise and mist and mossy forest trails, the perfumes of dawn and the smell of fresh-turned earth and the ancient music of wind among the trees.” ― Edwin Way Teale
Maine Morning Mitts by Clara Parkes made for Georgia.  Reprinted from The Knitters Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes.
Hitchhiker by Martina Behm is almost done!
Ten Stitch Twist Blanket by Frankie Brown is more fun than ever!
Finished reading on my Nook. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.
Recommend reading in order. Book 2 is Birds of a Feather.
Currently reading (actual paper book) Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton. Cooking memoir. Raw, honest, well-written. Not for the faint of heart.
Watching Downton Abbey Season 2. Did not disappoint!
 
Knitting Classes at The Blend, our local coffee shop and hang-out.
Recycling Sweaters into pillows and other things.
Knitting Pipeline Retreat
March 2-3 (Friday night and all day Sat)
Washington IL 61571
$50 or $40 for Sat only
Registration form available on show blog in the side bar.

Thine Am I by Robert Burns
A Celebration of Robert Burns by Shira Kammen. www.magnatune.com