I likey:)

So I cleaned all the white fleece that was a Corriedale from Hub Corriedales:)I carded some and I then spun a little of the scraps from the carding and made a quick N-Ply sample and knit a swatch:) Oh I likey! It is very squishy and soft! Not as soft as merino but still soft:)




Oh and I should let you all know that I am driving to Reno on Thursday and will be spinning and knitting there, while my big boy is fencing:)
Happy Adventures, Trish

4AM

Now what does a girl who wakes up at 4AM with the inability to sleep do? Well she washes wool of course!







Oh yes and I will be taking a nap today!
Happy Adventures, Trish

Sheepy Goodness!

I just got home from Black Sheep Gathering and I had so much fun with all the sheepy goodness! These guys were so cute!!! My friend Chrystal wants one or maybe two REALLY bad!!! I think she may have a couple next week!




Okay the first one is really a goat, but I still had a great sheepy day and of course I came home with one and a quarter fleeces! Yummmmmmm I see a winter sweater in my future:)

Happy Adventures, Trish

Tour de Fleece

So I am getting ready for the Tour 2011! You see lots of spinners spin yarn while all those cyclists spin their wheels in the Tour de France:) I have a group on Ravelry and we have a team for 2011! I dyed up some fiber yesterday for me to spin during the Tour. I was thinking ahead to Christmas and dyed some colors that I think will be useful as presents:) So here are three bumps that I will be spinning this Tour. Oh and I will spin more then this, this is just the start:)

The first is my Rogue Adventures special Tour11 colorway:)




I will be in Reno for the start of the Tour and I will have my wheel and fiber ready to go on July 2nd! Will you be ready for the Tour??? Your all welcome to join Team Rogue of course:)
Happy Adventures, Trish

Transformation

So the Romney went from this


to this


to this!


I think it turned out nice:) This is 232 yards worsted weight, n-plyed Romney love!

Happy Adventures, Trish

Clean

So I washed up about 4 ounces of that beautiful Romney fleece I showed you yesterday and I have it all carded and ready to spin:) Isn't it lovely?






I also finished spinning this beautiful merino and silk that Shelby gave me when I borrowed her spinning wheel! Isn't is pretty! I want to keep it! I never say that about my handspun! I am giving this one to Shelby though!




Happy Adventures, Trish

Fleece Party

Fleece Party! Yup! That is what I said:) My friend Chrystal and I are having a fleece party today!






Thanks Pati!
Happy Adventures, Trish

All Over The Place

Okay everyone, my knitting has been all over the place this week! I have three projects that I am carrying in my purse and I am literally knitting 100 sts on one then I get bored and switch to another and knit 60 there and then switch! It is actually really funny! But it doesn't lead to finished projects quickly. I am also still spinning the yarn for the hubby's sweater and I am still spinning the beautiful purple fiber on Shelby's Matchless:) Lots going on just not a lot finished:)

I don't have any pictures of my knitting because it is so pathetic this week! Oh BTW it is a sock, a mitten and a sweater! But I did dye a very Girly colorway I thought you might enjoy seeing:)

Happy Adventures, Trish

WWKIP Day

That would be World Wide Knit In Public Day:) I am going to be participating in the WWKIP day at the Knitting Bee this weekend. The knitters are going to take over the area in front of the shop:) I plan on having a margarita and knitting. I love social knitting and this should be a blast! It is Saturday June 11th from 1-4PM stop by and say hi! Oh and I think that the shop will be having raffles and a sale and the surrounding restaurants are offering knitters a 20% discount! YUMMMMMM




See you at the Bee, Trish

10 Reasons

Okay everyone as we move into summer we are all busy out of doors and we seem to have less time to knit! So I thought that it might be nice to address a few reasons why it is important to support your local yarn store year round but even more so in the summer.
Sales drop considerably during the summer and it is very hard for these small businesses to survive the heat! If you want them to exist support them:)

Reason #1- When you need help with you knitting or crocheting there is always a friendly LYS employee to answer your questions!

Reason #2- What would your world look like if you could only buy yarn at Micheal's, Joann's, Walmart....! You get the idea right!

Reason #3- Who would you take all those inspirational classes from?

Reason #4- Where else can you go that other people don't think you are nuts for wanting to roll in a pile wool!

Reason #5- Knitting is therapy! Well at least it is for me!

Reason #6- When you need honest help deciding what size sweater to knit, who are you going to get to measure you and make sure that you choose the correct size? Next time your in the yarn department at Walmart why don't you ask the nearest employee! I would love to hear how that turns out!

Reason #7- Who else is going to sympathize and maybe even help when you have to frog an entire project because it just isn't right!

Reason #8- Where are you going to go to touch the yarn and make sure that it feels just right for a project!

Reason #9- How are you going to hold the yarn up to your face and get an honest opinion of weather or not you can wear that color! Trust me this is helpful!!! I ask everyone who is in the store not just the employees!

Reason #10- Where else are you going to go when you just need a break from life and you just want to be in the presence of all those wool fumes???

Oh and I just have to add where else are you going to get to see and feel all those hand knit samples! Talk about inspiration!

Really everyone our local yarn stores are filled with people that care about yarn knitting, crocheting and more. They educate so many people everyday in so many ways. I know when I first learned to knit I drove my local store nuts because I sometimes came in four times a day! I needed help and I needed it now:) I am like that! They helped me with a smile and I grew into the knitter that I am today. Support your shops in any way you can if you want them to continue to exist:) I know that all the wool festivals and fiber events are tempting and we want to spend some money on something different when we go, just remeber if you want a yarn heaven away from home to exist in your cummunity save some pennies for your local LYS:)
End rant!

I apologized if this was long winded, it is not my normal style but it was something I felt we all may have needed to be reminded of:)

Please leave a comment and tell me what you would miss if you lost your local LYS!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Spinning in Progress!

I thought you might like to see my spinning in progress. I am so happy to have two wheels at the moment that I like spinning on:) I am SOOOOOO a Schacht Girl! I am really loving both projects.






What do you think?
Happy Adventures, Trish

New Fibers

I decided to try a couple new fibers this week in my dyeing adventures. I bought some Shetland Top in a brown color to dye and it came out very pretty in some dark colors:)

I also bought some merino that is a heathery light brown and it is so soft and pretty and it dyes up really nice! I am calling it Merino Heathers and I really hope this one is a hit because I love it!


Check them out:)
Happy Adventures, Trish

Goings Ons!

So we have just been living at our house this past week! I asked the boys to clear the school work from the table the other night for dinner and this is the result of their efforts!


I also am being tortured by my dear friend Shelby! She loaned me her Matchless to play with and gave me some of her lovely fiber to play with! Can I just say heaven! Now I am frantically going to try to sell enough fiber this month to buy one for my trip to reno for the Fencing National Championships. They take place over the Tour de Fleece! I so need a wheel that can go with me:)



Happy Adventures, Trish