Stash Organizing! I spent the morning organizing my stash, and adding new moth sachets. I even made a diagram of where different fibers/yarns are kept. Now we can sit on the futon again! Next step, wash all the raw fleece in the garage (that will take a little longer).
New sockyarn! Blended corriedale wool - blue, purple, turquoise, and a little red and purple mohair.
Elzbieta Wasiuczynska, Kotky
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Scapes! Garlic scapes are finally here. I plan to cut them, then toss them with a little soy sauce and olive oil and grill them for a minute. Yummm, my favorite!
Finally finished the Vorticity (Socktopus) socks! I spun the yarn months ago. There is a lot of mohair blended with the wool, so they are very silky. Now I will put them away to be ready to wear next winter.
Garden growing great in my new raised beds. Broccoli almost ready to pick. Arugula, lettuces, and peas in back. I have more lettuce than we can eat! I love May!
Sweetie, a corriedale sheep has fleece that is great for socks! I was given a fleece from her, and have been dyeing and blending for more sock yarn. I washed and dyed the fleece, then carded batts of each color. Now am looking at color combinations with bits of dyed mohair that I bought at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival last week. I want enough mohair to give some extra strength to my socks, and add bits of extra color.
There’s already a Change.org petition against the passing of Amendment One, which banned same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in North Carolina. These things actually tend to be pretty damn effective.
Let’s see what the power of Tumblr can do! I know there’s at least a million Tumblr users who are against this sort of harmful discrimination and bigotry.
Sign the petition and reblog to spread the word, please!
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Radish! Picked this morning from my garden, now in dinner salad. Yumm!
Maryland Sheep and Wool!! We had a great time, looking, touching, shopping, eating. So many wonderful fibers, people and sheep. This year I was shopping for colors and came home with a bag full of beautiful mohair, BFL, Coopworth, Silk, bamboo and more. I am looking forward to carding and spinning.
