Tag, Reader! You’re It!

Are you reading this blog? Then you’re “It”! Copy these questions to your own blog and answer them. I’d love to have a comment left that you’re participating my  little game of “tag”, so I can read your answers, too.
1. Do you knit or crochet? Both.
2. How long have you been knitting and/or crocheting? 22 and 23 respectfully.
3. What’s […]

My First Handspun Yarn

Wow! It’s great to be back! Had technical difficulties with the home computer.  It’s all better now, so I had to show off my latest project: My first homespun yarn!

 I tried Navajo Plying first…but it wasn’t exactly a success:

I plan on practicing more with this turning-a-single-into-a-3-ply-yarn-thing.
What’s on the needles: My own design socks. After they are completed, […]

Here’s Elizabeth

Here’s my new spinning wheel…Elizabeth!!Okay, I know it’s an Ashford Elizabeth 2, and Elizabeth isn’t too original, but I really like the name Elizabeth, and actually, it fits

I also got a lazy kate and 3 bobbins with the wheel and as a bonus gift, I got 8 oz. of beautiful copper colored Corriedale […]

Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap

Look what Dawn sent me for the Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap:
Tofutsies yarn
Hand made sock knittng bag with “Take Time To Unwind” embroidered on the front.
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
Kid’s Easy Quilting Projects by Terri Thibault
Hedera
Kew
Truffles and chocolate squares
The Sock Kit Swap was for the Christian Book Group I belong to on Ravelry . […]

I cast-on some lace socks the other night with my Jojoland Breeze yarn.
Here’s what they should look like when finished.
I originally got the pattern from MagKnits, but sadly, it is closed now. Here’s the good-bye letter:
Dear MagKnitters
I am really sad to have to tell you that we are no longer going to be
publishing free patterns on […]

Spinning

 Today I wanted to share some fun, informative blogs and books that will help you learn about this amazing craft.
I have only been learning on my drop spindle for about a month, but I’m hooked! I’m still not finished with the 4 oz. of roving I got here , but I can’t hardly wait to […]

Shearing Day Event

My family and I went down to the Millennial Way Farm to watch their spring shearing. We had such a great time! They have several Jacob Spotted sheep, a few Alpacas and quite a few Angora rabbits.
We watched the shearing, got to pet the new baby lambs, and the super soft Angora bunnies, bought roving […]

Norwegian Sweaters, Scrubbies, and More Socks

 Here’s My “Favorite” Sweater from Drops Designs # 52-11
 

The main two colors are superwash sport-weight wool in creme and a heathered rose, that actually has a bit of kelly green and some light grey running through it~very pretty! The band at the bottom is a nine-patch of red and white with teal and a heathered […]

Some finished projects and bunches of books

I finally finished Grace! Now all I have to do is block it.
My DH bought me a woolly board and it should be here before Christmas. Here’s some pictures with the ends tacked down with sewing pins just to give you an idea of what it looks like finished.  I was surprised that I didn’t […]