Strange title? Yes. But the yarn I have been working on for like forever is a two ply that was spun from two different fibers dyed for me by Roxanne of Zen Yarn Garden. I am in the Fiber Baristas Flora and Fauna Club and Roxanne was the dyer for the month of June. [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 29, 2009
Baby Belle
It seems like many of my friends are either still pregnant or have already had their babies. And I am always behind in my knitting. But when Cosy published her lovely Baby Belle pattern, I feel in love with it. And than she turned around and asked me if I would be interested in knitting [...]
July 28, 2009
Berries & Bites
It is still berry season here in the mid-Atlantic. I went last week to pick blueberries since the season was ending. Well, I did end up with almost nine pounds of blueberries but the bugs left me with something too. The early part of summer was full of rain. And rain means the gnats [...]
July 22, 2009
Lemongrass
Several months ago, I managed to get my hands on a skein of Lemongrass STR at my knit group. I rarely take any yarn from the pile that is always put out but I was really quick to grab this skein. The colors are not colors that I would normally go for but I like [...]
July 21, 2009
Canning
I have been busy playing with produce. I found a recipe for bread and butter pickles that my niece and oldest nephew liked. The youngest one at least tried the pickles. He is not yet a pickle fan. But we are working on him. So I have been making pickles and canning them. Sunday, I [...]
July 17, 2009
Bursts of Color
My black eye Susans are starting to open!
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July 16, 2009
Spin Spin Spin
There honestly is knitting going on but try to photograph a sock on the needles is not always fun until the leg is almost done. I am about halfway through the leg of sock #q in STR’s Lemongrass right now. I am loving how the color is is knitting up.
But on to the Tour de [...]
July 14, 2009
Goats
I am going to do the weekend backwards. Sunday I was at the Maryland Small Farm Coop field day out on an organic farm in Jefferson, Maryland. Small but nice. There were supposed to be some alpacas there but for some reason they didn’t show. I bought some zucchini to make some fritters which will [...]
July 11, 2009
Dreaming
This was taken over at the Carroll County Farm Museum where they have a room full of looms and another room full of wheels. I want to go and play there.
July 10, 2009
Still Here
Still here but being lazy and not posting. I am spending my time either over on Twitter or on Ravelry. I have been knitting and I am spinning for the Tour de Fleece. I am on Team Rawfish and Team Loop. So I need to get spinning and remember to take photos daily of the [...]
