by Cynthia on January 18, 2012
This week has finally brought with it a
taste of winter. The past few days it has been snowing on and off. Today we are suppose to see the most of it.
Not as much as we saw in our previous home but enough to close the school for the older boys. (Much to their delight I might add!)
Ariella and Gabriel enjoy watching the snow come down and begin to pile up on the sidewalk. They are still(!) getting over being sick, in fact Gabriel took a turn for the worse last night so I am closely watching him today. I don’t want to risk them going out in the cold so we are enjoying a nice quiet snow day indoors coloring, reading stories, and playing dress up.
Taking care of sick little ones while determinedly fighting off getting sick myself has left little time (or energy) for reading this past week. I am still enjoying The Peach Keeper, even if it is at a very slow pace.
I just finished up Gabriel’s vest last night while watching the snow coming down and have yet to sew on the buttons. I really wanted an action shot of him wearing it but he was just in no mood for trying on Mommy’s knitwear today. I’m worried it may be a tad too small. I knit the 2 toddler size but am now thinking perhaps I should have made the 3. It may fit him for a very short time.
I can’t seem to decide on the buttons. I rummaged through my vintage button stash that I have been hoarding for nearly 8 years now and came up with three choices.
I would much rather use some handmade wooden buttons like these but would still need to get around to ordering them and I don’t want to wait even that long for him to wear the vest. He just might outgrow it before I get around to sewing the buttons on! Which ones do you prefer? I’m leaning towards the dark blue ones.
Thanks again to Ginny for hosting this week’s Yarn Along. I look forward to reading all of your posts.
by Cynthia on January 15, 2012
The weather has been cold and snowy this weekend. Couple that with some still sick little ones and you will find me spending lots of time indoors working on various little crafts when I can steal a moment or two.
Before our move I purged so many of our unused items. I struggled when it came time to sort through my crafting supplies. I just could not bring myself to get rid of a large portion of my fabric stash. I vowed to myself that once we moved I MUST set about putting that stash to use or it would have to find its way to the donation bag.
This weekend I rummaged through my piles of used cotton sheets picking out ones that I thought complimented each other. I am now in the process of tearing them into strips and winding them into a ball of cotton fabric yarn. I intend to turn this ball of yarn into a rag rug. Perhaps for Ariella’s room? Many of the strips of fabric (like the one you see pictured above) come from her crib sheets when she was a baby.
On another note, remember my basket of rolags in the picture shown here? Well, here is the finished yarn!
I am so pleased with the results. The colors are exactly as I envisioned. Isn’t it nice when that happens?
I think it is saying it wants to be knit into a nice bulky and maybe lacey scarf. What do you think it wants to be? I’d love some suggestions!
Finally, I’m closing this post with a sneak peek pic of what I am currently working on for the shop. This particular yarn is being spun up before going into the dye pot. I’m still debating on what flower it wants to be dyed with.
by Cynthia on January 11, 2012
I can’t believe it is Wednesday again already! So, here I am, quickly stopping in for another
Yarn Along hosted by the lovely Ginny over at
Small Things.
I picked up the book The Peach Keeper from my library over the weekend. I have only barely started reading it and can already tell it is just the kind of story I need to be reading right now. Now, if I can just find some time in the evening to sink down into it that would be very nice! I have been filling up my nights catching up on things that have not been getting done during the day or cannot be done with little ones running about. Or actually change that to lying about. Ariella has been very sick this week with a sore throat and all that goes with that (fever, runny nose, etc.) and I now belief that Gabriel might be coming down with it. So far the older boys have managed to dodge it. Hopefully mom will too!
Last night (late last night- I really need to stop staying up so late) I cast on this pattern for Gabriel. I’m so excited about it to because I am knitting it with some of my own handspun that I am absolutely in love with right now. It is super soft and squishy and is going to make the warmest and most cuddly little vest for my little man.
I can’t wait to catch up with all of you and see what is currently on your needles and what good finds you have to read!
by Cynthia on January 10, 2012
In my
last post I shared some photos of my latest spinning project. Today I have some photos to share of the finished yarn from that post.
I’m so pleased with the results of this yarn! It is so soft, airy, and huggable. I think it would be just perfect for this pattern for Gabriel. Tonight I plan on winding it into a ball and possibly casting on. I’m just too excited about it!
My new carders are getting a work out. I find bits of time here and there during the day to make rolags. Gabriel is curious about the hand carders and has attempted to steal them more than once but for the most part I can use them during the moments that he is playing contently with this toys. Ariella is very intrigued by them and is always wanting to know why I am “brushing my yarn.”
Here is my newest batch of freshly made rolags. I’ve gotten the technique down now so I am whipping them out rather fast.
I cannot wait to see them spun up because I have added bits and pieces of leftover fibers from other projects to them.
Now that I was able to share these photos with you, I am off to finish up some work before the night gets away from me!
