The picture is of one of two fleeces I was given by Barbara - a keen knitter, friend and attendee at the Lustleigh knitting club on Wednesday morning. THANKS Barbara! It'a a fleece belonging to a rare breed sheep called Balwen Welsh Mountain and is soft along the shoulders going to hairy in the legs. I've kept one of the fleeces and sent the other one to Jan - organiser of Fibre East in Bedfordshire. She will scour it in preparation for Deb Robson's workshop.
I am using the rest to knit up a whacky idea that has been waiting to birth for ages. I shan't say much more, save it involves thrums, handspun welsh mountain, loopy stitch and a brick. But designing anything is akin to giving birth - it IS!
The Shetland shawl progresses slowly. I am loving the shetland from shetland and it spins up divinely smooth and silky.
And I am painting lots of sheep portraits - have swaledale, Manx Loaghton and a Balwen completed.
Now I must get off the computer and get to Hannah's and do some more work. I don't know how folk manage to get anything done as well as keep up with all the social media, tweets, facebook, Ravelry etc etc.
Speaking of which, Jae, her sis, Sara and I are all off to WOOLFEST weekend after next! Not long now. it'll be my first, but not may last I hope. Syd is going to Nina the neighbour for the weekend so he'll have fun too.
I am using the rest to knit up a whacky idea that has been waiting to birth for ages. I shan't say much more, save it involves thrums, handspun welsh mountain, loopy stitch and a brick. But designing anything is akin to giving birth - it IS!
The Shetland shawl progresses slowly. I am loving the shetland from shetland and it spins up divinely smooth and silky.
And I am painting lots of sheep portraits - have swaledale, Manx Loaghton and a Balwen completed.
Now I must get off the computer and get to Hannah's and do some more work. I don't know how folk manage to get anything done as well as keep up with all the social media, tweets, facebook, Ravelry etc etc.
Speaking of which, Jae, her sis, Sara and I are all off to WOOLFEST weekend after next! Not long now. it'll be my first, but not may last I hope. Syd is going to Nina the neighbour for the weekend so he'll have fun too.
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