Handspun Hats and Easter Lambs
So that spindle is addictive. Once I start with it, I find that I have zoned out, staring at the spinning, spinning, spinning. I really enjoy it, and would probably be spinning and not typing right now if I had more fleece. Sorry. Anyhow, I spun all 100 grams of the Corriedale fleece of my loot from EYF. And of course the second the last of those fibres flipped through my fingers I was on to Ravelry. What to make, what to make. I chose the Bubble Hat pattern.
Fun, quick, perfect. I was still agog over the tubular cast-on after having talked about it in the class I taught at EYF, so I thought, better give it a go. Gosh, it makes a firm and sturdy (yet flexible and NOT tight) hat brim. Ysolda does a fabulous video on this cast on.
On a different topic (albeit wooly still), a few weekends ago was Easter. I spent the Saturday with my friend and colleague Lizzy, working an event for Eribe. The event was called Casting the Net and was organised by the Borders Arts Trust. They did a fantastic job on the event and there were loads of visitors. Felicity, one of the project managers, did an excellent blog post about it all. She even got a nice picture of me at work!
(c) Felicity Bristow
It was really fun to set up Eribe products, interract with the visitors, and teach everyone to knit/finger-knit!
(c) Felicity Bristow
On Easter Sunday, Trent & I strolled up to a nearby farm to visit some lambs. They were wearing clear plastic jackets – I assume the jackets are meant to keep the lambies warm, as it is still unseasonably cold here.
And then, emerging from the open barn, were some just-born lambs! Following their mummy! Being herded! Under the watchful eyes of the cows!
What a treat to see some just-born lambs! I hope to befriend a farmer next lambing season and actually get to see some births. The rest of the walk was relatively lamb-free, but we sure did get a eye-ful of the lovely Scottish Borders landscape.
