while we were waiting for the smallest short person to be born....

I sat with the Tallest Short Person and talked a lot.

I picked up these curly locks in Asheville, at SAFF.  The sheep they came from was named Bella.  I spent most of Saturday working with the fiber and talking to the Tall Short Person.

It looks like this.

And ends up looking like this.  It is something I can do while talking.  But not holding the smallest short person.

I do things like cook dinner.  I can do that with one hand.

Or drink tea and read.  The room we were in was a bit chilly so I wrapped us in an alpaca shawl I made years ago.  I am making another in a different pattern.  This gave his Momma a few minutes to get a few things settled before baths.

But I still need two hands to card wool.  The Smallest Short Person may slow down the process a bit!

quiet week

It has been a quiet week while I get my strength back.  I have been doing a lot of spinning of Punkin's roving.  Punkin is a Corriedale-Cotswold sheep whose fiber I have enjoyed spinning.  I hope that I will have enough for a sweater.  

There was also another baby hat made but a picture did not get taken.  Weddings and babies seem to be the current theme.

I hope to be feeling better next week, with more words.  But if Mr G decides to be born I might not have a lot of time here.

grey shawl

My hands are usually busy while I am watching picture shows.  Like last night.  I was working on the edging of the shawl I was making.  I had only taken it out about six times and I took it out once more after this picture.

By the end of the night, it was finished.  It is not a large shawl but it covers me to about my waist and covers that most important spot between  my shoulder blades that gets cold.  I was wearing it at work today and ended up looking like a babushka because I was not feeling well.  I could have three shawls at work and be happy but I currently only have one that resides there.  

I think the next project will be a hat and mittens from yarn I spun.  I actually need to find more fiber I like so I can spin more.  I thought I might have enough of the next color but I do not think it will be enough for a shawl.

By the way, the cookies from yesterday are all gone.  That is how good they were.  

feeling better

I am actually feeling better!  This is exciting because I feel like I can do more then spin and listen to audiobooks.  I did get over two pounds of fiber spun and get the skeins drying after setting the twist it feels like an accomplishment.  The slivery grey and turquoise are both going to be shawls.  I showed you the start of the shawl earlier this week.

On the road trip for my Beloved, we went to a fabric store.  Not so different then the ones local but a little edgier.  Both darker and brighter at the same time.  I came home with a bit of fabric.

My Tall Short person really likes skulls and skeletons and when I saw this fabric, I thought she must have it.  They were lacy skulls!

I paired it with a strange owl print.  The owls are strange.  And there are bugs flying around.  And the background is grey.  It is so here.  But the surprising thing?  I had to buy enough fabric for myself!

I made bags for us!  Reversible.  We do not match often anymore unless it is the wearing of black. That is more something my Beloved and I do.

I am going to stash it in my bicycle bag so I always have a shopping bag at work.  I have been heading to the farmer's market at lunch so this will be a very good thing.  Miss E is usually with me and I keep thinking I need to make her a shopping bag as well.  I am thinking there are some other finds from that interesting fabric store that just may fit her.  (grin)

and when you feel like poo, what do you do?

I got home from work today feeling badly.  I should not have been surprised with how I woke up this morning.  Just poo!  So, I made a large pot of tea and spun while listening to the computer.  I listen to audiobooks or picture shows.  We do not have a television.  My Beloved was working so I could just spin and spin and spin....  I actually finished the slivery grey wool silk rovings I had.  

I just need to set the twist now and I can roll the yarn into a ball.  I am hoping there will be enough to finish the shawl I made this last weekend.  We may be going to a jousting tournament (real thing) this weekend and I would not mind having the yarn ready to work on my shawl.

My Beloved has been working many evening lately.  I find cooking does go by the wayside unless it is the basics.  Things like bread or bean soup or clean out the refrigerator chili.  Things that I have already blogged about.  I promise there will be more.  Especially since my Beloved is not eating gluten again.  I keep thinking about making my favorite cake gluten free.  I did not get any cake for my birthday.  

I know I rambling.  Sorry (smile)