Red Hawk Meadow

Wishing For Spring

This time of year is always the most difficult for me, the interum between the New Year and Spring.  With the days are getting longer and the trees  beginning to get their leaf buds, I'm already wishing for Spring to arrive, ready for the color and fragrance of flowers.  To help alleviate some of my longing I decided to force some bulbs inside.  Unfortunately the only bulbs I was able to find in our small community were paper whites,  dont't get me wrong---I love them, but was hoping for a little "color".

They will be lovely when they bloom --- in addition to filling  the house with their sweet perfume.

Under The Weather

I have not written for the past week because I have been sick.  Able to knit a bit, but otherwise sick.

This is my kittie, Mattie.

Cold

The weather continues to be cold and white here.  We are staying warm and toasty inside, but the birds are cold and very hungry.  We have really tried to keep up with their needs,  but our supply of food for them is quickly diminshing.

Hopefully the weather will cooperate with the forecast and warm up tomorrow.

SNOW

Well, had to cancel our little knitting group because of snow.  I was a bit bummed but I was able to get quite a bit of knitting done in spite of it.

They are predicting more, but we'll see---I'm hoping not.

Recovering

I had a very busy weekend with my very busy 3 1/2 year old grandson, J, so today was spent relaxing and spinning.  The weekend was busy but it was so much fun to have him essentially to myself for the whole time.

Tomorrow the "girls" will be here for knitting, or rather that's the excuse we use for getting together to chat.  

Interim

The majority of the day was spent trying to get my computer to "talk" to my printer wirelessly.  I don"t have any idea why the stopped communicating with each other, but they did and I was almost ready to give up when I tried one mare time, only to discover the passcode is case sensitive.  Duh !!  Got that problem solved so on to cleaning up my studio space so I can work on some Birthday cards between the spinning and dyeing.

Finally Getting To It

I was finally able to get started on my Jacobs lambs wool.  I love the way it is spinning up, it is a lovely salt and peppery true grey.  This yarn will certainly take dye well with the multiple lights and darks.

I'm very anxious to get at least one "bump" spun and dyed, although I haven't decided on the color yet.

Change of Plans

Well, I decided to finish spinning the yarn that was on the wheel.  I had already spun up six oz. and had seven remaining, it's a pale pink  50/50 blend of Alpaca and Columbia.  It has spun up so soft and nice and will be perfect for a sweater for my grand daughter.

Tomorrow I start with the light grey Jacobs wool.  I'm really looking forward to it,  Jacobs is great to spin and is always so lofty and "sproingy",  plus it will take the dye well.

Busy

I have been so busy running around to appointments and grocery shopping that I haven't had much time this week to sit down and write.  I was , however, able to get one sock finished and the match to it started.

 

Now to get the spinning started-----I purchased 4 different colors of dye and am anxious to experiment with them.  The wool I am beginning with is a natural grey with white blended in and should spin up nicely and take dye well.  The variation of the color in the wool will give a rich depthness to the colors I have chosen ---- at least that's my hope.

Down Day

Today was the first "down day" I have had since before Christmas, all the Christmas stuff is packed away, so it was really nice to just hang out and knit.  It was a good thing I didn't have anything pressing because it rained buckets here and I didn't want to step foot outside.  So I hunkered down inside with my yarn and needles and the cat and dog curled up in front of the fire.

I'm hoping to start spinning next week so I can get some inventory built up to begin dyeing.  This will be a new experience for me and I will be sure to post photos of the process and the results.  Hopefully, Wednesday I will be purchasing the dye in several different colors. I really haven't set my mind on the colors I want to get---will just "wing" it and see what catches my eye.  Will keep you posted.