It’s everywhere. And it’s just about more hair than I can handle right now. I’m washing the fleeces from January’s shearing- because the shearer will be here in less than 2 weeks- and I need to empty all the laundry baskets that I keep the fleeces in so I can fill them again. (yes, I [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Mohair!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cute goaties, handspun, mohair, roving on July 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Izzy is fine.
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m so glad. When I went out to check on her last night, she had been throwing up again, so I sat out there with her for about an hour (its really nice outside around 11). I scratched her ears and neck, she leaned against me, and we watched clouds float over the stars and [...]
Poor Izzy’s sick
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Poor little Isabella has a tummy upset. She probably ate a few bites of Mt. Laurel. It’s pretty stuff, but it makes goaties very sick. Izzy is a bit of a runtling. She was born last June (a few months past season) from a colored mother. She has an incredibly fine fleece- which is not [...]
Like I need more roving (or when has that ever stopped me)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Got some goodies at the Post Office. First is this lovely by Chimera:
It’s named “Dreamy”- very appropriate don’t ya think? I also got this from her:
It’s “Morning Dove”- very pretty. I’ll stash these and figure out how I’m going to spin them later. She included this oh-so-cute stitch marker:
Now, while you’re at her etsy site, do [...]
Some new stash
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I reckon its about time I showed you what I picked up at the goat show. Only a few things. I got 2 rovings from Kid Hollow Farm. They’re both mohair/borderleicester. The first is a lovely blue with darker blue noils in it.
The other is Blue Ridge Heather.
Pretty, huh? Now, the final thing I picked [...]
(almost) Instant gratification
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
And a 2-for-one picture. The handsome model is Fluff. The teeny baby sweater was an extremely quick knit that I designed for my soon-to-reopen website. This little sweater probably could have been knit in a day or two if I had really concentrated on it. The yarn is Pima Paints by Blue Ridge Yarns in the [...]
Trying again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, cute goaties, distractions, keets, nieces on July 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The new keets (baby guineas) hatched Wednesday. So Thursday the kids (including C’s friend) and I drove to Terri’s to pick them up. Somehow the girls talked me into 14. I had originally said a dozen, tops. (really, they didn’t have to twist my arm too much).
Again, its hard to find O w/out a keet.
They [...]
