I’m expanding my horizons, sheepishly speaking. Up to this point, most of the sheep hair I’ve been spinning has come from Merino sheep. I love them. If I ever own sheep, I want Merino sheep. They could be the meanest creatures on earth, kicking and spitting to beat the band, but their fur is dreamy, [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 21, 2008
Catching up…
Whoooeee, it’s been a while.
We’ve had computer issues, photo software issues, Olympics, kicking school into high gear, and various and sundry other distractions from blogging. Yikes.
Here’s a quick tour through a few of the things I’ve been working on:
This shawl (free pattern!) is knit in the cranberry merino “sock” yarn I spun during the Tour de [...]
August 2, 2008
Knitter, Know Thyself
My daughter and I are participating in a dishcloth swap. It’s our second one and it’s a lot of fun to do. This round, Katie is especially excited about the person for whom she is knitting a dishcloth. She decided she wanted to try a more complex pattern than she’d done before, and was doing [...]
