Neeeeeeeeeeext!

I'm raring to go for my July club shipment.







Once again;

Pattern: Fraggle Squiggle Socks - May 2009 kit for the Rockin' Sock Club

Designer: JC Briar

Yarn: Socks that Rock Lightweight in Pepe La Plume

Needles: 2.50mm

A big thank you for the compliments left in my previous post to; Beentsy, Dragon Knitter, Northmoon, Samantha, Amy and to all those that were thinking them. ;P

It was a crazy week last week with working at home and having the child on her summer break...which means, what little time I have for me, I use it to knit! Call it preserving my sanity. [wink]

Knit on!

Name that Title!

So, as you will remember (I hope), I was spinning to make myself a nice, light, summer cardi.

With my track record of late, I bet you thought it was tossed into a dark, musty corner, never to see the light of day again.

HA!



It is done and I love it!



Pattern: Featherweight Cardigan A.K.A. Handspun Lightweight Cardigan

Designer: Hannah Fettig

Yarn: Approximately 1208 yards/1104 metres of my own handspun using Halfbred Wool Slivers in Black All Sorts from Aurelia Wool & Weaving.

Needles: 4.00mm

Size: 43"

Next on the list was finishing up G's socks...just in time for the heatwave! See how much I love you, G?



Pattern: My own basic cuff down sock

Yarn: DGB Confetti Superwash - Colour 100.206

Needles: 2.25mm

Then it was time to think about Father's Day, so I knit up these for my husband using the yarn he bought me for Mother's Day...and again, just in time for the heat of summer!



Pattern: My own basic cuff down sock

Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock multi in Tuscany

Needles: 2.25mm

You'd think I'd be over knitting socks and ready to plunge into something lacy, perhaps?

Nope.

I wanted to plunge into - hmmm, just had a graphic mental image - (insert head shake here) my May Rockin' sock club kit.





Pattern: Fraggle Squiggle Socks - May 2009 kit for the Rockin' Sock Club

Designer: JC Briar

Yarn: Socks that Rock Lightweight in Pepe La Plume

Needles: 2.50mm

and that is what I'm currently concentrating on. You'll be thrilled to know that I must knit 8 or 9 pair of plain ole vanilla socks for Christmas gifts. If anything, the boredom of seeing plain ole vanilla socks will be counteracted by the brilliance of their colours. *snort*

Knit On...

Say What???

Gotta say, I had a good laugh, but when a burger franchise gets into marketing body spray with a hint of meat (that fricking kills me), it just about makes me want to go off of burgers (or just meat for that matter) for life.

Fire Meets Desire

I'm All About the Baaaaaa

After we had our roof re-shingled and I cleaned the house from top to bottom because it was such a filthy, dusty, disorganized mess, I had to take a break.

I've recovered, thank you and during this time, I found out about a FibreFest at Silmiral Farms that was taking place nearby in Grimsby, ON. What a better family day than to spend it on a farm watching sheep being sheared, listening to the Alpaca make their weird noises and ohhing and ahhing over the baby kids, lambs and chicks, whilst watching spinners do their magic plucking Angora rabbits and spinning straight off the bunny.

Here's a little video I took of the shearing of one sheep and some pics I took of the other animals. After that, I kinda forgot about the camera while I was around the spinners and fibre. That's me!

I hope you enjoy it anyway!

We missed you, G! Hope to see you soon!

Sheep Shearing

The Agony...

of what's sucking up my knitting/spinning time.



Five layers of shingles on that stupid roof. FIVE! With the first layer being cedar shakes. Why in the name of all that is holy didn't previous owners strip the bloody roof before re-shingling?

After many cancellations due to rain the roof is finally two-thirds done and it will be such a relief when it's complete. We bow and thank from the bottom of our hearts, my brother-in-law, nephew and his cousin for getting so filthy you couldn't recognize them and for tackling such a major task that is our roof.

Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's out there!

Sometimes

you have to tell yourself to have that extended holiday...even though it's from many long suffering, half knit projects. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder, aye?

So, that's what I'm doing. I'm sure I'll get my other projects completed, eventually. In the meantime, I need to move on or not craft at all and that's not an option. I like to feel passionate about a project in the works and this one has struck its arrow through my heart.

Halfbred Wool Slivers from Aurelia Wool & Weaving in Black All Sorts colour.



Singles on bobbin.



2-plied and skeined into light fingeringweight goodness.





The beginnings of the Featherweight Cardigan.





This project is giving me that satisfied feeling. Too bad the next two or three days will be all about working on our roof. *Sniffle*

Have a good one and knit on!