Fibery Fun

It's been a rather rainy July. We've had a few nice days, but not many, so I've had some time to pursue some knitting and spinning. But first, here's a picture of Hannah in her new sweater. It looks much better on her than off I must say.

No, I don't feel like smiling for the camera.

I also recently caught the spinning bug. I got some lovely roving as gifts this last December and have been working on some lovely Mountain Colors Roving (in the background) off and on for the last few months, but recently pulled out some Corriedale pencil roving given to me by T-rex (who recently gave birth to her second little girl! Way to go T-rex!)

pencil roving Andean plied on my new Ashford drop spindle

It was a quick bit of spinning and quite fun. After spinning that up I did spin up a little more of the Mountain Colors onto my other spindle, which is slightly broken but still functional. Perhaps I'll do more today, but first I really should set the twist of this corriedale and some other yarns I've spun and plied but haven't washed yet.

the corridale on my lovely Niddy Noddy, poor thing doesn't get used often enough

In addition to doing some spinning I have also started a little sweater for Hannah. I'm knitting from the stash for this one. I'm also using Elizabeth Zimmerman instructions for a seamless yoke sweater, percentage system and all, from The Knitting Workshop. However, I am making up my own details. I've started the second sleeve and hopefully will get to the yoke today. Woohoo!

yoke sweater for Hannah using Lamb's Pride from the stash

In other news, I've been picking some blueberries off our bush every day or so. A couple of evenings ago there was a little black bear in our backyard, I suspect it was getting into our compost and not the blueberries because there were still LOTS of berries on the bush. Then yesterday there were quite a lot of robins in the bushes eating berries, but they must not have eaten many because there were still many berries on the bush when I went out in the rain, while Hannah was sleeping, to pick about a cup of berries. Hmm, I feel as though I'm rambling. Hannah is still very active, I suspect that this will be the norm from now on unless she's sick. Tim made some venison stew in the crock pot the other day and she just loved that. Perhaps someday her Grandpa Kritchen will take her deer hunting, or maybe her Uncle. Hannah's room has also experienced a bit of rearranging and decorating. It's very cute. It is my plan to get the room well organized so she can actually play in there more, instead of the living room all the time.

Now I think I will go pray for some nicer weather so that we can go do something outside, like pick some berries, if there are any ripe besides blueberries, or gather some Alum root, and maybe some mushrooms.

Blueberries

We have a rather large blueberry bush in our backyard. Nearly every year it is so laden with berries that the branches droop. This year is no exception.

However, the last couple of summers something has been eating nearly all the blueberries before we have had a chance to get to them. Darn those birds. This year we will not be thwarted by those little feathery thieves. Our berries are ripening in stages, some are blue while others are still very green. Just the other day I picked a handful and gave some to Hannah.

At first she wasn't quite sure what they were, but after a few bites she was hooked!

Give me more please!!

Of course the blueberries had an interesting effect on her diapers. It was very interesting to find her BMs to be not only blue, but smelling of blueberry syrup as well. Strange it was.
I have also finished a sweater for her. This has been a year in the making. It is a back-zippered sweater from Fiber Trends. Knit in Lorna's Laces worsted in the colors Devon and uh, a red color (I seem to have lost the tag). The colors are bright. Hmm, that may be a bit of an understatement. It knit up a bit large, washing and blocking might help some, but the yarn is superwash, so we'll see. It should fit Hannah through the fall though which will be great. It does look a lot better in person.

Fire and Ice Sweater

can we say contrast?

The weather is crummy today, windy and rainy. Hopefully it will be nicer tomorrow because we will be going to a picnic. Poor Hubby, work will probably be very interesting today. Either that or it will be very boring. Oh, and I couldn't sleep this morning so am up earlier than usual. Yeah.

Sunny days

Here are some miscellaneous photos from our vacation last month:

1. Our little family in the Redwoods at Sequoia Natl. Park, it was much cooler there than at Porterville. 2. My great granny with Hannah. 3. Hannah enjoying her lunch in the car. 4. A very tired Hannah in Portland at Tim's Grandma's house. 5. Hannah playing in the yard and her great Aunt J and Uncle E Long's just outside of Portland. 6. A bridge on the old Gorge highway by Horseshoe falls.





It was a good trip. Hannah's little red dress was made for her by her Grandma Long. I think if you click on the pics that you'll get to see a larger version.

Silly

Who am I?


1. Breakfast with Katie and Zellie 2. chocolate cake 3. Houston brush fire 4. green scenery 5. Don't have one 6. Spot of tea, anyone 7. Sheep and castle 8. I see cake 9. Homemaking 10. Family time 11. Crafty corner 12. Katie Jo

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