Aug 10 2008
yet another…
…fly-by blog posting (with lots of pics but I still feel bad).
Time just goes somewhere these days - I’ve given up trying to get ahold of it… I just try to make the most of each and every minute. I suspect things will balance out a little in September, provided, of course, the Little Monster and his new school get along. It will be interesting to see how it all goes. He’s been attending daycare in preparation a few hours a week and is completely addicted (begs to go ‘bucket car’ - back in the car - a LOT - pretty hard to tell the little guy when it’s not a ‘bucket car’ day - thankfully, school happens a little more often than one day per week and I hope he will dig it as much as he does daycare).
I’ve got quite a bit of ’secret knitting’ on the go, too, so I tend to kind of keep quiet, lest I let the cat out of the bag by accident. It will be quite nice to be able to share all of these projects on the go which are happening ‘behind the camera’ rather than in front of it.
I have managed to throw some spinning in (for variety, you know). So with this note, the first pic:
Handspun merino - fingering weight. And another view:
Here’s a shot of the roving, pre-spinning:
I’m really please how it turned out. My hands have finally given over (I can’t think of any other way to describe it) from the neurotic focus I’ve had so far and it’s much softer and more even than my earlier spinning. I’ve also started work on some absolutely amazing natural gray icelandic, currently being spun worsted (I haven’t uploaded pics yet) and slated for a sweater which is going to outlive me by many many years - if I ever get it knitted, of course.
On the dyeing front, I have much new to share - these (among others) are available at the shop for those of you who are interested:
‘firestarter’ merino lace yarn and
‘mocha’ mulberry silk hand-dyed roving… these mulberry silkies are so yummy I really want to keep them all and sleep with them and carry them around with me. They are simply scrumptious.
It would also seem, given the amount of it which is showing up in my dye-pot these days, ‘Seaglass’ is the new ‘black’ :
…who knows… sometimes I just go with the flow. I have to say I like it, tho.
I will be at the Waterloo County Knitter’s Fair in Kitchener in September, which is always a grand time. Please pop in if you’re in attendance. :)
It has been a challenging summer in a lot of ways, with family visiting in July which was very fun (but who feels like working when you can hang out at the beach and on the front porch lol) and odd wet weather which has caused me to rethink some ‘dyeing days’ and postpone a few things, and lately, on a more sad note, several funerals to attend.
MrBear and I did manage to steal a night away at the Waterview Resort (in Wiarton, absolutely awesome if you’re in the vicinity) - the first night, I think, for ourselves, since the Little Monster came along. It was quite novel lol.
In any event, it’s lunch-time, and I have been keen about that for a little while now, so I am going to grab it while it’s still warm. Hoping everyone is well. Are you enjoying the Olympics?
