You Win Some,

Today Dottie was very sweet and friendly as I got her back end tidied up 🙂 Here she is looking all cute and springy

But I was unsuccessful in talking Daphne and Fiona into giving up their heavy coats. They didn’t want to be anywhere near the shed today.

I sat out in the pasture a while, trying to talk them into it, but finally gave up and headed back to the garden. As I turned toward the shed I saw that they had worn a little curvy path through the pasture that I thought was kind of cool.

Anyway, while I’m waiting for the Daphne wool harvest, I’ve been processing some of her fleece from my stash for my new project- the Bea cardigan. I had spun a couple of bobbins while away at the Spindrifters retreat, and so I’ve got about 300 yards of two-ply ready to go, and this week I generated another batch.

I’m kind of in love with how soft and squishy it is, but it turns out I can’t use it for this project, as I misjudged the weight, and it’s about 1/3rd heavier than the first batch. So it’s back to the carder for me!

Daphne has a really interesting fleece. Different colors, different textures, always with the sun-bleached tips. I have tried separating the colors and processing them separately, but I think that the most pleasing effect results from blending it all together. A lovely melange.

With many yards left to spin, I have gone ahead and cast on.

It feels like it is going to be a very satisfying knit.

Will sign off with a picture of the seedlings coming on strong int he hoophouse-

Take care, folks-