The ornamental grass next door is fun to watch in the winter. It makes wonderful noise as the winds shift around the plumes. And the color is nice too.
Entries from January 2009
January 29, 2009
Fairy Dust
Distracting you from actual photographs of actual knitting. And there is actual knitting going on. Must remember to photograph the knitting this weekend.
January 28, 2009
Ice Storm
Sorry. Ice storm today. Regular post tomorrow. But will give you a clue as to what I am doing.
January 23, 2009
Winter White on Red
I love my neighbor’s Chinese holly bush. The colors lend themselves to photography so well. And the first snow of the season made the reds pop. I love my shot of this bush with rain on it but I think the snow shot is even better.
And if you are reading the blog in a [...]
January 22, 2009
Old Fence Post
The first snow was so nice and fluffy. You could actually see the snow crystals if you looked carefully. We ended up with about an 1-1/2 inches. I hope we get more soon. But not until I make a run to the grocery store for a major stock up. I need to remember that although [...]
January 21, 2009
Cold
Okay, the cold days are gone for e a few days. And the mid-Atlantic never got as cold as other parts of the country. I don’t mind the cold if I do not have to go outside and if there is snow on the ground to go with it. (I only have to shovel [...]
January 14, 2009
Tempting Yarns
Here are a few more of my recent hand spun yarns. The first one is a wonderful soft pink called Be Mine. The roving was a blend merino/seawool from Creatively Dyed. This is the yarn I was spinning when I had a little problem with my wheel. Well actually the end of the bobbin popped [...]
January 13, 2009
Spin and Knit
It seems that all I have been doing lately is spinning. But I have also been doing some knitting. I actually knit up another Urchin out of my own hand spun. I started it last Thursday and seamed it up Saturday afternoon at my stitch group. It is drying right now and I have [...]
January 9, 2009
Pink & Purple
I have been forced to step back from my wheel for a few days. I had a little issues with a bobbin that means I can’t ply the yarn I had on it. The problem is being fixed and the yarn hopefully saved by the wheel dealer. Yes, she is that nice. But as a [...]
January 6, 2009
New Addiction
I must say that spinning is really addicting. But I have already said that. New Year’s Day was spent spinning at a spin-in with a group of ladies from the Rose Hill Fiber Guild up near Hagerstown. I was working on my first attempt at sock yarn. After plying the yarn and setting it, it [...]
