Sheep grazing:
(And posing)
Chickens free ranging (for the first time!)
(and Syd lounging)
A couple of the girls bedded down in newly spread compost
Wool on the bobbin:
Interim Knitting in progress
Gotta make room in the fiber stash, as the boys are busy out in the pasture turning grass into wool!
Have a great week!
This was The Man’s first slipper on Saturday”
And here it is next to one of my (size 9.5) feet, just so you get a real true sense of how humongous it is (was).
I had a nagging thought in the back of my mind as I was knitting it.
It went something like this:
“Wow. I remember your slippers being mighty big before felting,,, but this is nutso”
But, would you believe, it didn’t dawn on me until this morning that I should measure it and see how far out of the ballpark I was. (denial?) This is even after I had already cast on and knit the first couple rows of the sole for slipper #2.
18 inches.
Yes, It was 18 inches long. And I figure that the maximum possible shrinkage I can expect from a full-on hard felting is maybe 30%.
So, this is The Man’s slipper as of Sunday afternoon:
(it looks happier out in the lawn, doesn’t it?)
Other knitting that hasn’t received coverage on the blog yet (pre-empted by sheep) include
Suffolk socks:
And another Huey cowl:
Don’t know if I’ll get right back to the slippers.
I think I need a break from the line-by-line pattern following. Too much of that sort of thing really gets me down.
I need a nice, mindless, summer project.
Got any ideas for me?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Denise
Ps. Briar roses from the garden
Beauty, no?
Ever wonder why they call them Briar Roses?
Ouch!
More photos of my little Shetland guys now available at
http://shimonmor.com/TheShetlandSheepFlock/index.html
Chone is the flock’s offical goodwill ambassador, always coming to greet us at the gate with a smile-
And just this morning, I finally got some quality time with Edgar. Was so nice to just sit with him and fondle his lovely moorit locks while he and Chone chewed their cud. His fleece has such a nice silky feel. Just love it!
So, now I’m 4 for 5 on the socialization-
Griff is my only holdout, and I think he’ll give in pretty soon, now that his brother has warmed up to me.
Will try to get some good pictures of the fleeces this week-
Denise 🙂
Chone:
Edgar:
Griff:
Boys at the water cooler:
And taking the field:
Edgar says:
“Just happy to be here helpin’ out the team” 🙂
BTW- Just got our very first egg today! Isn’t it pretty?
