There is hope, finally, that summer will draw into Fall. Thank goodness! Have you discovered “Ravelry?”:http://www.ravelry.com I love it! If you have, add me or let me know your user name so that I can add you to my friends list. How’s business? How bad can it be, I’m surrounded by all of that yarn…
Life, Sunshine and Yarn
Yes, I’m still overwhelmed. I even fell asleep early last night. Then I woke up at 3:30 a.m. and I haven’t been able to go back to sleep. i usually have a hard time getting to sleep in the first place!! How’s life? My current response if I’m at the shop is, “We’re surrounded by…
I Hereby Give Myself Permission
I haven’t made an entry for so long. First off, I have been very busy, of course. Opening a “Spinning and Yarn Shop”:http://yarnalong.com does take quite some time. It’s fun work, for sure, but it’s still a lot of hours and a lot of work. Second, I think I have been hung up on the…
Yes, I’m still here, and the delay has been worth it!
I have exciting news! We are opening a spinning/yarn shop! I’ll share more details soon – you can imagine how busy I have been taking care of soooooooooooo many details. I have been knitting some. I will have to get on the ball, though, because I have many samples to knit!
We have a SURPRISE lamb!
Our yearling ewe surprised us and lambed today! She is barely a year old herself, so this was quite unintentional. It must have been a result of that time this winter when the rams knocked the gate off of it’s hinges and were in with the ewes. Oops! The good news is that mama and…
Count Your Sheep
Twins 2007
We have *_%{color:maroon}TWINS ! ! !%_* Mama Romney gave birth to twins sometime today. p=. A white one … _’All Legs’_ p=. And a black one … with a dash of white on the head and the tip of the tail (for now). p=. These are pure Romney, whereas the the first lamb, Blondie’s, we…
Our First Lamb 2007
This is so exciting! Blondie, the _’ewe that rammed me’_, delivered an adorable, little, black lamb sometime between the time The Boy was there feeding them last night and when him and MnM went out there to feed them earlier this evening! p=. The lamb and Blondie both seem to be well – we were…
A Touch of Whimsy for EmNm
p=. p={color:#3B432D}. Happy March from EmNm and Pickles, the dog! PATTERN: “Touch of Whimsy”:http://whimsicalknittingdesigns.blogspot.com/2006/10/touch-of-whimsy-hat-pattern.html YARN: “Paton’s Classic Merino”:http://store.knitting-warehouse.com/068855.html in the “Bright Red” colorway NEEDLES: size 5 US “KnitPicks”:http://www.knitpicks.com Options magic loop method NOTES: This was a fun pattern that I did a repeat here and there on, when it came to the lacy band. Using…
What a Wonderful Spin-2-Knit Pal
p=. Well I can tell you, my secret pal is a sweet heart! And I hope she/he forgives my absent-mindedness at not posting this sooner, since I received it several weeks ago! It’s a beautiful, Valentine-themed bundle of surprises! I can hardly believe he/she is a beginning spinner! She/he sent a VERY generous amount of…