Author: denisemor

‘Tis the Season

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Been busy this week attending to holiday rituals-

Even managed to get some cards written out and addressed this morning. So I’m calling that a win.

And in the spaces in-between, I of course squeezed in some wool work

My Felix yarn (white), while a bit under-spun, is so soft and squishy. Will have to find just the right special something to make out of it.

I’m just past the waist of the unspun sweater project, and everything seems to be going pretty smoothly- though the creamy natural color wool isn’t very forgiving of my occasional inconsistencies in thickness. Feel like I’m getting better at working with the roving- I guess the sweater will show the arc of my skill-building! Maybe I’ll really have it down by the time I’m doing the sleeves 🙂

And though I’ve never met Alice, the sheep from whom this fleece was sheared, I’m starting to feel like I know her. Wonder if I could recognize her out of a lineup just based on her wool. I’ve heard that she’s quite a character. Just diz’d some more of her wool into roving to keep the sweater project moving along-

I’ll sign off for now with a picture of the pasture gang- snapped just after they finished up an afternoon treat (alfalfa pellets)

and here’s Esther going back just to make sure she didn’t miss any bits

muncha muncha muncha 🙂

Continuing Fun with Fluff

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Still knitting with unspun.

I’m finding that the knitting with my own roving is kind of slow, because 1, it’s still got a little bit of lanolin in it, and 2, I’m thinning it down a little as I go. But I do like the look and feel of it. Gonna be super cozy!

And while I’m usually a one-sweater-at-a-time kind of knitter,,, I just got a new pattern that I’m really eager to get a start on- Smokeshow by Thea Colman. Think I might already have yarn in the stash for it, too! (Chone?)

Also wanted to mention that I’ll be teaching a Wool Processing class at the WSU Country Living Expo again this year (Jan 27). It’s always a good time, and this year we’re going to have a Spin-In type event in the afternoon for a couple/few hours, so that should be fun and more casual than a spinning class.

Ok folks- that’s about all I’ve got going now. Hopefully more progress on the sweater in the coming days.

Have a great week!

Comfort and Joy

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And just like that, it’s December.

It’s cold and rainy outside, so my attention has turned to cozy indoor pursuits: Wool and Dough.

In the wool department, the unspun top down raglan is coming along nicely

Just divided the sleeves from the body, so the rounds are going a bit more quickly now. Most of the body and sleeves are going to be the creamy natural of Alice wool (gifted fleeced from this past summer), but I do have a small amount of Nutiden left that I’ll probably use around the cuffs.

Also need to give some thought to how I want to finish the neckline. It needs a little something, but I don’t want to close it up much more. I’m toying with the idea of splitting the front a bit, finishing the edge (method yet TBD) and doing a button and loop type of closure. Input is welcome 🙂

And carrying the sheepy theme into the dough department, I have these funny little guys

They lost a little of their definition then they puffed in the oven, but hopefully a little glaze will make them pop again.

Trying to get a bit of a jump on cookies this year with the varieties that keep especially well.

And speaking of getting a jump on things, look what came in the mail yesterday.

Next garden season feels so far away right now, but I can page through seed catalogs and imagine days of glorious sunshine and fresh garden veggies.