As an “Amazing Race”:http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/ fan I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join in on the “Amazing Lace”:http://amazinglace.licketyknit.com/ competition. My team mate in the competition will be the “Mystery Stole 2 – 2006.”:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mystery_Stole_2/ There is nothing like hitting two birds with one stone! I’ve done my “swatches,”:http://starzabove.com/article/first-worsted-stole-swatches-then-2nd-yukon-repeat decided on my needle size (US 4) and…
All posts in June 2006
Worsted, Swatches, and 2nd Repeat
So, remember that lovely Finn roving that we bought from the farm that we reserved fleeces from for Spring 2007? (Before we had our own sheep even.) Finally, after all of the farm hoopla, I managed to spin 2 bobbins full for plying. p=. And then, amazingly enough, I plied it into what will from…
Baby Bolero – Malabrigo – Sheep Seperation
First of all, I can’t believe I forgot to post my latest finished object, from over 2 weeks ago!! Yes, the baby bolero for “Princess Kamryn”:http://www.kamrynlily.com is done! p=. Pattern – Sirdar Baby Bolero pattern 1646 Yarn – Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in Wine color Needles – size 2 and size 4 US addi turbos…
Our Flock and other updates
Yes, life is crazier than before, but I can see it getting a bit more under control this week – thank goodness! Here are some notes, more for my records than anything else, but who knows, someone may find it of interest. Frankie Lee, our Romney ram from a prize winning bloodline started acting strange…
Wool for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
p=. I guess I ran myself ragged the past couple of weeks, reducing my immune system’s defenses to a mere baby gate, therefore I fell ill, at the worst of times, to the same bug that all of my kids had just finished passing around. 102+ degree (F) temperatures sure do shake the stuffing out…