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The Smoke has (Mostly) Cleared

denisemor 1 August 26, 2018

And there was much rejoicing!
Thanks to everyone who came out to Fiber Day at the Bow Market. It was a beautiful afternoon, as the sky was blue and we all breathed a little more easily.

And since then, we’ve also had rain! Measurable rain! Which we really needed.

While at the market, I was able to finish up some fingerless mitts that I started on the knitting cruise- as a trial run of a new yarn, Edition 3– the newest member of the zauberball family!

All the awesome color combos of Zauberball Crazy, but in a DK weight. Neato frito, eh? 🙂

Quite a bit left over

Maybe enough for another pair?

In other news, I got started cleaning the cast iron lamb cake mold. I’ve been scrubbing it out with salt, using q-tips to get into the tight areas. Now that I’ve gotten the muzzle cleaned out, it’s kind of amazing to see how much detail is in the mold.

Eye sockets, nose and mouth all coming through now-

though I suspect it will be tricky keeping those lovely details from sticking in the pan.

Bow Market Fiber Day+ Lambie Surprise!

denisemor 1 August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

Hey- so the Bow Market Fiber Day is coming up fast! If you’re looking for some woolly goodness, make sure to swing by Thursday afternoon.

I’ll have yarn,

blended batts

and hats!

I’m also working on some natural colored yarns that coordinate beautifully with the flashy dyed skeins.

So we’ll see how much of that I can get done by Thursday 🙂

And, I wanted to share something special I got in the mail from my mom this week.
My gram’s cast iron lamb cake mold.

I’m told that it originally belonged to my great, great grandmother, who probably brought it over with her from Germany. It’s in good shape, but needs to be cleaned up and re-seasoned before I can try to make my first lamb cake.

I’ve always been more of a cookie baker, but I’m so excited to give this a shot!

Three Posts in One

denisemor 2 August 12, 2018

(In no particular order)

Baby Chickens Venture Forth

Despite my best efforts to keep the baby chickens in a safe and secure nursery environment they are on the loose in the shed and pasture.

We have one mama with one week old chickies

And another mama with three week old chickies

Really hope these girls know what they are doing and can keep the young’uns safe.

Nautical Knitting Was Awesome!

Sunrise in the San Juans

Live-Aboard Kitty

Knittin’ topside

View from a porthole

Knitters furling a big honkin’ sail.

Our illustrious instructor

Main mast and lots of rigging

Magnificent sunset hues

And a bit of woolly colorwork as well

Dolores Has a Wrap

Is she stylin’, or what? 🙂

Her Name is Dolores

denisemor 4 August 5, 2018

But I keep accidentally calling her Esther 🙂

Still working on her shawl. Hope to get that wrapped up later tonight or tomorrow.
So for now she is nekkid.
And sitting up high on a shelf, because Gus is way too interested in her.

I think she is super cool, with her felted Felix curls hairdo.

Now she needs outfits!

Baby chicken update- Mama#1 is doing well with her two bebes. They are about 2 weeks old now and growing fast. Mama#2 has hatched out two chickies over the last couple of days and continues to sit on the remaining eggs. She’s the girl who raised up 12 chicks last year, so she’s got some experience with these things. Hoping that she sticks with it to get the other eggs to the finish line!