Homespun

I have been doing a bit of spinning and I wanted to share some of my creations with you! As you can see, I like the novelty type yarns with a lot of visual interest! :-) The one if the middle I am extra fond of. I used a fawn roving and I placed some of my cria clippings from Alagaesia's Heartbreaker (AKA "Lovie") onto it when I was spinning it. This is great as his fleece was SOOOOO nice but being his newborn clipping, it is tecnically to short to have it processed at the mill into yarn. I have done some felting with it but was really happy to get it into some yarn too!

Completed!

Yeah! It is done! Now to decide what to knit next!!!!

I'm going Continental!...(style that is!)

Yesterday at the Farmers Market I had the extreme pleasure of being treated by one of the markets sweetest visitors! Her name is Mary Ellen and she shared with me a technique that has fascinated me but I was never lucky enough to come across knitters that knew it! As I am sure you have guessed by now, she taught me continental style knitting! Do I sound giddy? You bet I am! I always struggled with the throwing the yarn over while juggling 2 needles! I had learned crochet as a little girl so all that extra stuff going on just always slowed me down and made me frustrated (it didn't feel natural!)! I have to say, I REALLY like it continental though! Purling is still a bit of a challenge for me but I am working on it! My first project with my new "skill" (using that term loosely right now!!) is shown above. It will be a scarf with some garter and rib stitching to get my knit and purls down pat! I will show the finished scarf hopefully soon!

Amazing Wedding Gown!

Ever since I saw this gown I haven't been able to get it's unique beauty out of my mind! What adorable sheep that made it too...kind of like short Suri's! :-D Read all about it here!

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Summer Vacation?

This summer has been a lot of fun for me as my daughter Jessica has been able to come with me to the market every day. She really enjoys going and talking with the people at the market, it is like extended family. :-) Jess has also been very busy making her own product line "Jess 4 Me". She has been knitting cell phone pouches and knitting and felting purses. Here are some of her creations. I think she is pretty ambitious for a twelve year old! Hopefully she will get a little vacationing in too!

2009 Spring Crias!

"Bella" is from Lady Lili and Black Ryder! She is a saucy little number! LOL!



Tally is from Crimp Suzette (owned by Rose Anne Johnson) and Black Ryder. She is extremely fine and I think she even has SRS (soft rolling skin)! Way to go Suzy and Ryder!

Lovie was the first of the spring cria and he is all macho boy! A delicious dark chocolate brown and awesome crimp and brightness so intense you would think he is wet! He is from Danica and Chino.

We are still waiting on Promise to deliver her cria with Chino and will keep you posted!