Recently I have been working with Spirograph. Yes, the spirograph from the 60s, and something I had as a kid.  I have a few videos on YouTube about Spirograph and PTSD, and today I added a video about using a spirograph design to make your own quilt motifs.  All the videos can be seen at this Playlist.

What I wasn't sure of when I first made the video was how well the transfer pencil would wash out. Below are photos of the test sample I did:

This first photo is the design transferred to fabric. In this case I used muslin.

 Below is the design, hand-quilted with black and purple threads, with much of the pink transfer showing.

After quilting, I washed the sample in very warm soapy water.

As you can see, all of the pink transfer washed out.

Below is the sample design after pressing. This is done as a "rag quilt" block, but it could be used in most quilting applications, anywhere that a design can be ironed on.

 UPDATE: I am only getting one use out of each design drawn with the Aunt Martha's pencil, meaning it has to be gone over with the pencil before transferring again.  I am looking at other transfer pencils for multiple use of one design. Below are some photos showing how I also used this same design to transfer onto cross stitch fabric.  I did re-trace the design with the transfer pencil in-between each transfer.  One sample cloth has been tea dyed.

If you want to knit yourself some simple socks, this vintage pattern from Columbia-Minerva is an easy one to start with.  I also have several patterns in my Etsy Shop, but the pattern below is very simple.

I took photos of the book:

I use these as bed socks because they do not have a heel and the toes are simply gathered and sewn.  They do also make a good thick boot sock.

Sinningia pusilla - a very pretty micro-miniature gesneriad that is very easy to grow.  This plant is related to African violets, Chiritas, Epicias, Streptocarpus, etc. I grow the plants in a "dry" fish tank to keep the humidity levels up, especially in winter with dry heat.  Seeds are for sale in my Etsy Shop. Below are some photos, and the general directions for starting them are at the page Gesneriads. There are also a few videos about these plants on my YouTube Playlist: Horticulture