As The Yarn Turns

Mail Day

This is what came in the mail on Thursday.

Yes, it's a bunch of old Spin-Off magazines in great condition. I've been eyeing the index of Spin-Off Magazine but a bunch of the articles that interest me are in issues that are no longer available. So I went Ebay shopping and came away with this bunch of Spin-Offs at a great price. So you know what I'll be doing this weekend. It's a great source of information on anything related to spinning. Lately though I've been interested in learning more about dyeing and color theory. As luck would have it, there are several good articles in this batch of magazines. The only bad thing is that they are very inspirational. I keep wanting to start more projects and I really don't need more projects right now. Ha! That's never stopped me before. So I'm off to get some sleep in preparation for a fibery weekend.

by Sydney  |

Just a Little Sunshine

No pictures today because its been cold, gloomy, and rainy/snowy. Plus I was running pretty much all day and part of the night yesterday. Hopefully today won't be quite so hectic. Today we're back to sunny weather and, so far, a more relaxed day.

Every time I try to take pictures of my knitting or spinning at night with the flash or artificial light, the colors come out dreadful. I have lots of windows in the house, so normally I try to take pictures when I can take advantage of some natural daylight or I will even take them outside. So this is the long way of saying you'll just have to try and visualize this. I'm almost finished with the second sleeve of the Ribby Cardi, which means I can block that sucker and start putting it together. Hopefully I won't find any dread problems lurking. I haven't really had a chance to work on my Pi Shawl at all this week so maybe by the weekend I can focus on that again.

This is a short report so I'll leave you with something to think about. If you've been dying to knit a tea cosy or you have the tea cosy to end all tea cosies, well I have the competition for you. It's the World Tea Cosy Making Competition. ...Later.

by Sydney  |

Feels Like Spring

It seems like we've been alternating between spring and winter all winter, but today definitely feels like spring. The daffodils are up, the sun is shining, and it's almost 70 degrees outside.I'm sure we'll still have some cold spells but I can feel the trend starting.

The weekend started on a hectic note but it ended up being a very good weekend. On Friday morning, one of our ferrets, Balt, was limping severely. So off to the veterinarian we went. As it turned out, he had a dislocated knee. Other than putting his kneecap back where it should be and some soreness for a week or two, he seems to be on the mend without any surgery required. That's a very good thing. Ferret knees are very tiny.

In more fibery news (drum roll please), I have actually finished the second lace pattern in the Shetland Tea Shawl. There has been so little time to work on it lately that I was starting to feel that I would never be able to move on to the third lace pattern. I'm trying not to think about the fact that I'm still not even halfway through.

I know I'll have a lot of long rows to slog through from here but it still feels good to reach that milestone.

by Sydney  |