Last year a couple of Robins tried unsuccessfully to built a nest underneath our deck. They tried really hard but nothing would stick, so they gave up.This year, they were back, trying even harder to...
Ive finished a pair of socks over the weekend. Its been a while since Ive knit socks. Just didnt feel like it at all. Then I saw Wandering Cat Yarns Chroma Color in Cucumber, and the sock knitting sp...
Today is my sweet Goofys 3rd birthday!!!Happy Birthday, Happy!There will be a lot of splashing, running, and catching, with a special extra treat or two for him in between.♥ ♥ ♥Wishing you all a wond...
Todays yarn is made from Greenwood Fiberworks fiber club May 2012, and some SCF Fiber Club February 2012 semi solids "Citrus Splash"..The bases are Polwarth and organic Merino (semi solids). ...
I cant remember if we have ever used the pool in May, except for the dogs of course. This year May 15 was the first day that we humans jumped into the pool, well, not me, but I really wanted to.Today...
Ive been meaning to tell you this little story, where I felt quite silly at the time.I was in the kitchen, chopping veggies. I saw Denny from the corner of my eyes, lying there, waiting for some vegg...
This was a fun spin. Mays colorway of the month from FatCatKnits was Old Rose. I ordered mine on Falkland. So as it wouldnt feel to lonely on the long trip from New York to here, some semi solids jum...
Its always so exciting to get a new toy, right Denny?!Oh, wow Happy! You get to play with it too?! (all smiles)Do you like it?Heh! Whatcha doing?Nothing!The END!♥ ♥ ♥
Mothers Day was over too fast, as all weekends are. It was a lovely day, inside, and outside.At the end of the day, shortly before the sun was down, she made our tree glow.So beautiful! The blossoms ...
Aprils SCF fiber club had two beautiful colorways to offer:Shipwreckand Longest Night:Both are superwash Cheviot, new to me fiber. As soon as I took it out of the bag, and handled it, I knew it would...
When they run after the Frisbee or a ball, they dont look where they run into. Thats how Happy got his wound, just missing his eye. He was lucky, but now my beautiful boy has a scar.edited to add: I ...
I had great fun spinning up this fiber. It was hard to decide how to spin it, but in the end it turned out to be a 2-ply yarn.The fiber is FatCatKnits Days End "Fire on the Water", 3.6oz Polw...
Im so happy that my Old Forge # 3 is done! Ive got tons of photos to share:This is its temporary place for a while. The dogs leave it alone, even Denny.I love how the color transitions look.I love ho...
We have a saying in German, that April does what it wants, because of the unpredictable temperatures and weather conditions. Snow falls into this category. Look what my blurry eyes saw this morning, ...
We had snow flurries yesterday morning, and today its windy and cold. This is what I see when I look out my studio window into the back yard.This year there is no bunny nest in the flower beds. I saw...
Ive come across this fiber, which has been in my fiber stash for years, the other day, when I was cleaning up my studio. I havent spun it right away, because its Romney fiber, even though I loved thi...
Southern Cross Fibres March 2012 installment was Terrestrial and Delicate. Ive spun up Terrestrial first, waiting for an extra braid of Delicate to arrive with the April shipment. Each month there ar...
time: Easter weekendplace: back yardwho: Happy and MaggieIt was a sunny, but cool day, and no matter where we pointed the hose, Happy was on it. Maggie wasnt too sure about it, but didnt run away lik...
Once again Im so behind, not only in showing things, but also answering emails. Im trying to catch up, but theres always so much to do!In January, Stephen West sent me this shawl pattern to test knit...
I wanted to let you know that Wandering Cat Yarns is having an Easter Sale going on! Ive got me something pretty already! :o)♥ ♥ ♥
Its a bit anticlimactic but here it is, the fiber and resulting yarn for my latest Old Forge blanket.It started with FatCatKnits Fiber Club Famous Couples Romeo & Juliet:I didnt exactly know what...
Im so happy that this one is done! Ill show the blanket today, and the yarn I made it with on Friday, because there are a lot of pictures. Youll just have to suffer through them. ;o)O.K. Ill stop now...
This weekend I thought for sure, that I would get Old Forge # 2 done. But alas, I ran out of yarn for the second time. So close, but no cigar. For about 3o stitch Im short of yarn. This knit on edge ...
Thank you all, who left a comment on my last post, for your kind words! Everything is back to normal, and I hope it stays that way.Today Ive got a twofer. Handspun yarn, and a FO made with it!Ive joi...
Ive thought about it, whether I should say something about this or not, but it was such a scary experience, I have to get it off my chest.Theres another thing I can chalk of a list of things I never ...
As Old Forge # 2 is almost finished (only the knit on border to go, as soon as I get the fiber to spin more yarn, since I ran out), Ive started spinning for # 3. Heres the colors for it. Ive finished...
This shawl almost didnt make it to the finish line. But Im glad it did.My favorite part of Poly was the beginning triangle: its construction is very clever and I like the stitch pattern too.I hated t...
Wow, how did I get here? This is my 1000 blog post!Let me take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! to all my readers, and lurkers. :o) I wouldnt be here without your feedback, which is important to me...
Ive managed to finish another batch of FatCatKnits Semi Solids. I really enjoy spinning them in between other projects.Heres a bobbin shot: each bobbin holds 2oz of one colorwayfrom left to right: As...
Last week we had -11C, and this week we are supposed to get + 20C on Thursday. Well, lets not talk about the weather, its depressing.Here are some happy photos. Denny has taken to eating ice whenever...
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