Week 29 of 2024

Tour de Fleece ended today. This week I spun two skeins of yarn for socks-

A Merino/nylon blend,

and a BFL/nylon blend.

This is all the yarn I spun during the three week spinning event.

1230m/456g of yarn in total.

My goal was to spin for at least 30 minutes a day - which I did.

I also finished weaving another set of towels.

A pattern from Handwoven magazine Jan/Feb 2015 - "Cajun Inspired Tea Towels", in 8/2 cotton, and the textured one is woven with cotton chenille in the weft.

Works in Progress - 

Photos from Around -

Morning walk.

11 weeks old.

I am amazed how the garden is growing.

Misty spider web in the lilies.

Bees in the mustard,

and poppies.

All the best!♥︎

Week 28 of 2024

This week I finished a second skein of yarn for Tour de Fleece-

 A BFL/Nylon blend for socks.

Works in Progress-

A warm week and some new colours for the temperature blanket.

Chickens added to the cross stitch.

Photos from Around- 

Molly on a morning walk.

Tiger Lilies at their peak.

Tall Day Lilies, and some purple Poppies.

10 Week old chicks.

Changing everyday.

With all the heat (and pumping out the water last week) the garden is doing great, and I was able to finally get it weeded out (so many bullrushes growing in there!).

All the best!♥︎

 

Week 27 of 2024

This week I sewed a sundress-

It is the same as one I made last year (a combination of two different Lutterloh patterns). This one is from a rayon fabric given to me by a friend clearing out her stash.

I finished the skein of yarn I was spinning last week for Tour de Fleece. A blend for socks.

Works in Progress-

Temperature blanket (over half way now).

I finished the little "mountain" scene along the bottom!

Photos from Around-

Lots of aerial spraying in the area because of all the water in the fields (this one started just after 5am spraying across the highway - amazing skill!).

Molly in the long grass (canola field in bloom across the road).

The perennial flower beds are really starting to bloom.

Nine heads down, eating a treat of cracked corn.

Greta came and sat with me while I was taking a break with the chickens - she is one of the friendliest and usually comes over to be petted (after I took this photo, she walked up and snuggled by my neck - I don't think I can ever eat chicken again!).

Nine weeks old now.

All the best!♥︎

Week 26 of 2024

Tour de Fleece started yesterday (an annual spinning event that takes place at the same time as Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes). My goal is to spin at least half an hour everyday, and to spin yarn for socks (also trying to make a more consistent sock yarn).

I finished a bobbin of a spin I had in progress.

I also dyed up some more fibre in preparation.

I also sewed a tank top using the same fabric as the cardigan I made last week.

Works in Progress-

Temperature blanket

Cross stitch

New "on the go" socks. This is a gradient handspun.

Photos from Around - 

The chicks have started getting waddles - 2 months old now.

Also they still mainly 

"peep", but have started "clucking" too.

We had some lovely weather this week - the big girls resting in the hot sunroom. The yard finally dried up after over a month of standing water here and there.

Then Friday it poured and we are back to standing water.

The surrounding fields are full of water too.

The upside is that I have never seen every thing so green and lush.

We had a few more bee swarms this week (they think it might have to do with all the rain, because the hives aren't full).

Molly helping out with more tree trimming today.

All the best!♥︎

Week 25 of 2024

This week I sewed another Blackwood Cardigan (a pattern from Helen's Closet)-

I have lost track of how many of these I have made. This one is a crop version.

Works in Progress-

Temperature blanket

Cross stitch

Photos from Around-

Maggie keeping me company in the garden.

So interesting!

Molly finds them interesting too.

Rainbow on the way home yesterday.

The poor garden doesn't seem to get a chance to dry out, but things are coming up.

Today the bees swarmed again, but they left the yard this time.

All the best!♥︎