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Greetings!!

I am sorry it has been so long since my last post, life has away of getting away from one before they realize it. I cannot believe it is almost February!!  Life has been very busy since my last post so i will try and give you a few updates on what I'm working on now.

My Afternoon Delight socks which I told you about in the previous post ended up getting torn out and set aside the pattern had a few issues and at the time I didn't have the patience to muddle them out. A friend of mine might make them soon so I will see how they turn out for her and maybe i will try them again in the near future.

I have gotten the Juneberry triangle that I was working on almost finished I ran out of yarn so that has also been put on hold for now. It seems like as if quite a few of my recent projects have either been torn apart or have been set aside lately. My sweater I was working on was also not working out right so I took it apart to work on again in a smaller size.


I have been doing quite a bit of spinning lately. I received some roving and a spindle from Turquoise Owl Fibers it is her Galaxy colorway and it is just beautiful! :)

I now have 5 drop spindles and they all have projects on them right now. Here are some pictures of all my projects I am working on right now and a baby hat I just finished today.

This is some lovely merino that was part of a fiber sample bag.

I am spinning it to make a shawl.

This smokey blue is also from the fiber sampler.

It will look very nice next to the grey, I also have a teal that I'm spinning but the color didn't come out right on camera.

This is some lovely merino and tussah silk.

I have no clue what this will be turned into yet.

This was a Christmas present from my parents it is also from Turquoise Owl Fibers.

It is very lovely and I have no idea what I will make with it.

This is the baby hat  I just finished today. 

Of course Kee had to help take pictures of everything. :)

Keyla has been doing much better since I took her in for a shot for her allergies in January. I am hoping to switch her to a raw diet and see if that will help to keep her allergy to corn under control. Right now she is being stubborn and will not eat the raw meat I give her so I  will be doing some research on how to get her switched over to the raw diet. Right now she is busy annoying the dogs and getting all the love she can soak up.

I had to put my dog of ten years down this last year because he was very sick. It  was a hard decision to make but it was necessary as he was suffering a great deal. I was able to get a new puppy on the same day that I said goodbye and that helped a great deal.
Here are some pictures of Luigi. He is a standard poodle mixed with Airedale terrier, he is nine months old right now and weighs around 70 pounds.

Keyla gets along with him quite well. She did have a hard time at first adjusting to the change and saying goodbye.

Well that's all I have for now Lord willing I will be better at blogging in the future lol

Glimpses of spring, and a pictures of my most recent projects.

Hello again!!!

Time seems to have gotten away from me! I cant believe it has been almost a month or a little longer since I last blogged!! I have been busy working and knitting and spinning!

Spring is blossoming all around us right now and I love seeing all the plants and trees come to life after laying dormant all winter. Its fun to wake up in the morning to the sounds of birds happily chirping away as the set about making their nests. I love waking up in the morning in the spring with my window open and the fresh air blowing in. Recently our weather has turned a bit cooler than it had been we had a week of 80 degree weather so now 50s and 60s feel a bit chilly. :) But it is still lovely weather for April!! :) :)

Here are some pictures I snapped today after I was done mowing the lawn. :)

This is a purple sand cherry.

Pink daffodil

This one just started opening today.

Such a bright cheerful shade of yellow!!!

The sky is a very bright blue today. :)

These tulips are purple but they aren't quite ready to bloom yet.

I also thought that you might want to see the projects that I am currently working on and the ones that I have finished in the past few months.

I have not had as much time for knitting as I would like but I still have managed to get quite a bit squeezed in. I finished my socks I was working on as well and a pair of mitts and a pair of leg warmers.

I recently started knitting another juneberry triangle this one is for my mom. It is in a lovely shade of gray with tan undertones the yarn is a merino cashmere blend that purchased from knitpicks. I am almost done with chart B but I still have 2 more charts before the body of the shawl is complete and then there is a edging chart. It is a beautiful shawl and I really enjoy knitting the pattern.
I have also started knitting one of the kits that I received for Christmas. It is called the Cozy Cacoon Shrug the yarn color for the kit I have is purple. I am loving the pattern so far although it is a little different switching between a worsted weight yarn and a lace weight yarn.

Well here are pictures of all my projects that I mentioned and an updated picture of my counted cross stitch that I have been working on.

On the spinning front I have plied all of my merino that is in the green and blue teal color way. I am almost done plying the last of the  merino silk blend that I am spinning up for my  mom it is going to be a lovely lace weight yarn when I am done plying it. I will be sure to take pictures of them when I have taken them off the spindles and put them into skanes.

Well that's all for now hope you all have a Blessed Easter!!!

Hello again!

Sorry I have been so remiss in blogging lately. I started a full time Nanny position last fall and it is keeping very busy, but I am enjoying taking care of the baby. :)

I have been busy finishing up projects that I have started and left off to knit on new things. Some of the things I have finished are the leg warmers I was knitting for my mom and I also finished my sweet fern mitts. :)

I recently started and finished knitting my first pair of socks. I was very excited about knitting my first pair of socks, I started them and couldn't seem to put them down!!! I finished the first sock in about a week and then I left off on the other on for a bit but it didn't take me long to start and finish it. This was my first time wearing hand knit socks and it was extra special with the fact that I had made them!! :)

I also have been working away on my cross stitch I am now on the last page and I have the first three pages back stitched. It is looking quite lovely and I am thinking of adding a verse to the top of it once I have finished it. I am planning on framing my cross stitch when I am done with it and hanging it somewhere in our house. :) My family is looking forward to seeing it finished.

I don't have any pictures uploaded yet because the batteries in the camera are currently charging, but when the batteries are finished charging I will upload pictures to the bottom of this post.

I have also finished spinning the black merino silk that I bought last may. I took a break from spinning it to work on spinning some thicker yarns. I started spinning it again this week and it didn't take me long to finish it up. :) I am looking forward to plying it and seeing what the weight and yardage is. :) :) I also have finished spinning and plying the green, blue, and teal merino wool that I hand dyed. the colors aren't quite as vibrant as I would have liked but all in all I am happy with the end product. It is all plied and I just need to set the twist.

I have been enjoying the past few days of warm spring weather. I am looking forward to when its warm enough to take the baby out in the stroller for walks. :) I love fresh air and I am looking forward to when it is warm enough to go out and weed in the garden and get the spring cleaning done in the flower beds.

I am waiting for a recent yarn order to arrive so I can knit up 2 pairs of mitts that a lady ordered from me and I also ordered some more yarn to make myself another juneberry shawl! :) I have started a juneberry  shawl for my mom that is made with a cashmere, merino wool blend. I have finished chart a and I am blazing through chart b. It is such a fun pattern to knit and now that I have made it once already I find that I can sit back and enjoy knitting it more now that I don't have to concentrate so much on making sure I know what all the symbols mean. :) I cannot wait to knit myself another juneberry shawl.

I have the yarn to make myself 3 more pairs of socks and a pair of beaded knee socks for my mom. I cannot wait to start on the beaded knee socks. I have not done a pattern with beads in it yet so it will be a fun experience for me.

Well that's all I have for now I will make sure to add pictures soon.

This and that.

Hello again! :)

Recently I was given a Siberian Forrest Cat. I lover her to death already even though I have only had her for 4 days. :) I am looking forward to getting to know her better and to learn more about the Siberian breed! If you don't know what a Siberian Forrest Cat is here is a little info on them. They are a medium long-haired cat with triple fur, water resistant coat. They are a very muscular cat and are amazing jumpers, they like high places. They have amazing personalities and are very playful. Keylala is 4 years old and not full grown yet as Siberians are considered kittens until they are 5.  She has been adapting very well to her new house and has been getting to know the whole family. I am looking forward to seeing her personality come out more when she is more comfortable with me.

Meet Keyla!

Since I have brought Keyla home she has found quite a few spots she loves to sleep in. :) here are just a few pictures of her.

Bath time. :)

Nap time in the sun.

 And finally here is my most recent knitting project the Sweet Fern Fingerless Mitts from the Knitters book of wool. I am just about to the end of the thumb gusset. This is some of my own handspun yarn and it is fun to see how it is striping as I knit.

Farewell for now and may the Lord bless you this coming week. He has certainly blessed me this month!!! :) :)

Hand spun yarn.

Hello again my friends!!

I have been busy spinning away recently. There is nothing like seeing your finished spinning product. I love experiencing the whole process. Recently I had purchased a wool sample pack from a fiber festival  and I didn't really have any plans for it when I purchased it.  After looking at the different colors in the sample pack I set aside a few that I liked and decided to spin them up together. The first 4 colors I picked where a brown, peach, pink, and a blue, pink, and white multi.  I split  the 4 balls in half and then into sections as long as the shaft of my spindle and I set about spinning them up. :) I spun and plyed up both halves in less then 24 hours! I have never spun anything up that fast before!! I was so excited to have it spun and plyed in 24 hours!! It got me into a spinning mood and with the encouragement from a dear friend I decided to spin up the other 4 balls that I had set aside from the sample pack.  The colors for the second yarn was dark purple, grey, a bright purple multi, and a light purple multi. I split them up the same way as the first set and started spinning them up! I finished spinning and plying it up in 24 hours again!! I was so happy with the results if both yarns! I have been spinning three different lace weights recently and it was fun to spin up a thicker yarn and see it spin up so fast.

Well here are some pictures of the finished products!

Here is the first colorway before the twist was set.

Here it is soaking in the hot water.

And here it is in the cold water.

And finally hanging to dry.

I love how the colors turned.

And here is the second colorway.

The colors are so beautiful!

The weather has recently been very warm here and it was perfect for letting my yarn dry outside.  I am hopeing to get started on knitting some fingerless mitts with both color ways. I look forward to showing everyone the finished products with both yarns. I hope you all are enjoying the beatiful fall weather.