Dark Alcott, Off the Needles!

I finished up the Alcott cardigan just in time for sweater weather-

Not sure yet if I’m going to put some sort of clasps on it, leave it open,,,, or maybe a zipper? (!) Zipper would be kind of cool. But for now I’m calling it done. And I’m really happy with the overall look. Some strong colors, but the taupe and warm black kind of ground it, so it’s not too wild. Just fun and a bit eclectic.

And speaking of colors, I signed on to do a Kool Aid dyeing class at the next WSU Country Living Expo. It’s going to be a hands-on experience, where everyone comes away with some dyed yarn and wool roving. So, lots to plan and organize for that. Spincycle yarns donated a large quantity of white superwash roving (mill ends) to our local spinning guild, so I’m excited to have that for folks to play with, and I sourced a good-sized batch of taupe colored yarn from another spinner who is re-homing about 50 years worth of crafting materials. So think I’m all set as far as the fiber goes.

I did a little preliminary playing around today with different techniques-

Black cherry is a really heavy hitter! Easily overwhelms Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade. And my first attempt at speckling with dry powder I’m calling a partial success, but can’t make a final judgement until the yarn is dry.

The garden is just about tapped out for the year- I harvested my last cukes today. But in doing some garden cleanup, I was excited to find that some of the lowest branches on our fig tree had rooted at points where they were touching the ground. So I’ve carefully removed them and will be getting them potted up sometime soon. Might have as many as 5 new little Desert King fig trees! Woot!

Have a good week, folks-