Working on this adorable baby sweater from Green Mountain Spinnery called the Pebble Yoke Sweater, working top down and now toward the sleeves. It is knit all in one piece and has three buttons in the yoke and then swings open...a fun knit.And the yarn stock for...
We are so relieved to hear that Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk cargo ship is safe! The Navy and Navy Seals managed to bring him to safety after 4 harrowing days at the hands of Somali pirates. A true story of heroism and American tenacity. We share in the...
This man insists I buckle down and get our taxes done....I hear the tick, tock, tick, tock......see you on the other side!
It was great to have such a nice group join me here at the farm for the monthly fiber gathering! We were knitting socks and knitting squares for Luke and spinning silk from hankies and making macrame bracelets. It's always nice to come together in an unstructured way...
My web designer is working on some additions to the website one of which is an invitation to join me the first Sunday of each month, from 1PM to 3PM,(except July and August) for a fiber gathering here at the farm in my studio! Bring your spinning or knitting or...
Sorry no pictures for this post. And I usually don't write about sad things if I can help it. But lately, like the past 4 years my family has been dying to beat the band. And I know most were elderly when they passed on but this is a bit much.I watched my Mom die a...
One of my friends on Ravelry has posted this and I feel compelled to help her. Can you also?We need 5x5 squares, knitted uniformly and to that size, in shades of blue,in very soft yarns, next to skin for this dear boy to snuggle up with. She needs the squares ASAP so...
I had made a pact with the Guardian of Unfinished Objects back in January to get all my UFOs done by spring so I could move on and so far so good, two to go! The thrummed mitts are done. I had a basic mitten pattern that I completely altered to make the yarns work...
Okay, so I'm a glutton for displaying raw fleeces! Raw Long Ridge Farm CVM/Romeldale fleeces! What our dear loved ones spent the last year growing on their backs, through rain, snow, sleet, hail and hot sun. I love our flock and haven't they done a fine job! Actually...
The day we spend our year preparing for has arrived! The shearing.Our shearer, David Hinman, is due to arrive at 9AM and Jack and I have a short list of preparations. After 10 years of preparing for the shear I have learned one thing, don't disappoint the shearer!...
