I don't need to be told twice to stay home. I am happy at home. I can always find lots to do (and I have plenty of crafting supplies!). I can't wait to have a place to sew again. The basement renovations are coming along nicely, and I will end up with a wonderful space.
I am making the crafts that I can do last as long as possible.
Weaving tea towels is going well, I am about half way done.
I learned a new type of knitting - twined knitting.
I am knitting a pair of mittens with yarn that I spun specifically for this - it is spun in the opposite direction to my normal spinning. Twined knitting needs yarn spun with a Z twist. This is natural coloured wool from a local farmer, that I processed (the red is a leftover bit of handspun from fleece from the same farm).
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| inside the mitten |
Twined knitting uses both ends of the ball of yarn, alternating every stitch, and the wool is twisted every stitch - there is a lot of time spent untwisting, so it is a slow process. These should be very warm mittens.
This one breaks my heart a little - I took apart a vest that I finished last summer. I didn't wear it - it made me feel like Fred Flintstone. When I was knitting it it seemed to take forever, and it took a long time to take apart - there is so much yarn in it. It is merino that I had dyed, blended and spun - too good to just sit unused.
It is all washed and ready for the next project.
I started some pepper and tomato seeds this week. It might still be -20ºC when we go for walks in the morning, but summer is sure to come!
My family is thrilled that I have been baking more recently.
Today I made some pies - butterscotch, and lemon.
I tried out my new pastry cutter (I have used it to mash bananas before).
It worked really well. I hope it lasts longer than the ones I had before.
It worked well to make egg salad too.
Sunrise photos from this past week (the colours amaze me) -
Molly has yet to master 'drop it'.
She is learning that the cat is in charge when we go for walks.
All the best!♥︎