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Easter was Sunday and I was a little late in photographing my eggs this year, as my mom had used them before I could. Here are a few snapshots of my very best ones.
My knitting projects have been pretty much catch up lately. I finished my grandpa’s slippers that I should have had done by Christmas. . . Better late than never, right? And I also knit a hat out of some yarn that I handspun. . .homespun. . .not sure what the correct wording is. . . 
Anyway, here are a few pictures!
Felted Slippers for my Grandpa.
My homespun, handknit hat.
My homespun “Blue Lagoon”.
My “Sonora Sunset” homespun.
It’s a blistery day out. I have the day off work. I should be working on store samples, only I can’t muster up the energy. It’s so dreary out, but even so on days like today, there are still beautiful things if we only take the time to look. Matt took these pictures. I’d like to share them with you and remind you to find beauty in the most dreary of things.
On the knitting front, I have just been working on catching up on some old projects. I finished a pair of slippers that were supposed to be a Christmas gift. . . and I’m also working on a hat from my homespun. Once I muster enough energy to actually get on with my day, I’ll try to post some of those.
So I made my ribbed lace hat to match my ribbed lace bolero that I made from a pattern at ravelry.com. I love it! It fits really well and I used the same yarn as my bolero, Dream in Color Classy in Ruby River. Here are a few pictures! I improvised this design, but I might put it up later if there is any interest.
And that’s my hat! I’ll post some bolero pics soon. . .I have to find the right outfit first. I think I’ll try to finish up some UFO’s before I begin anything else though.
So, I went to a Fiber Sale in Oregon City on Saturday, and got LOTS of goodies! I can’t wait to get them all spun up! Here’s a taste of what I got, more pictures will be available to view at my spinning group’s blog, Spinning in Circles.
Also, I want to shout out to my boyfriend Matthew who took these beautiful pictures for me! You can see more of his things here.
These are some Targhee wool locks that I got off of Whimzypinzy.etsy.com. Very nice, it will be spun in the grease, but it should be a fun experience!
This is Coopworth wool, I’ve spun just about half. There was 8 oz, so I’m guessing the skein in this photo will be about 4 oz. Not sure what to do with this one yet, I was thinking of a shawl. It has some VM in it still, and bits of hay and grass, but I should be able to pick it out as I knit.
This blend is 2/3 Shetland wool and 1/3 Merino wool, and OMG it is soooo soft! It’s absolute heaven to the touch and I can’t wait to see how it spins up. There are 8 oz per bag that I got for $8.50. This color way is Amethyst and the other colorway is Sea Mist which is a lovely heathery green.
And then there was a fantastic booth from Estacada that I got some gorgeous lamb locks from. 1 oz for $1, not too bad for dyed lamb locks. I was thinking about coming the colors together. This booth also had really great reference books about different sheep breeds, and it came with actual locks from each breed! My friend picked up each of the 4 volumes. Can’t wait to study those!
I have also finished my Ribbed Lace Bolero! It’s really cute, but it has to be worn with just the right thing, or it might look a bit funny. So this summer when I have a cute outfit to sport it on, I’ll post some pics. I am working on a matching ribbed lace hat to match out of the left over yarn, so I’ll be posting that soon!
Today my spinning group and I went to the Aurora Colony Museum’s Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase. It was so great to see all of the antique wheels in operation and all of the wonderful ladies spinning on them. There was so much history throughout the buildings and I even got some fiber! Here are a few pictures.
This one is of Sheila. She is part of our spinning group and was participating in this event.
This is a walking wheel, though this woman is sitting down. I’m not sure exactly what all of the parts are called, but it was a truely inspiring site.
Some Llama’s that were visiting the museum. They were gorgeous and oh so soft!
This woman is shearing an Angorra rabbit. Though I was told you should never use scissors to do this. There is a proper way, though I am not one to say how it should be done, as I have never done it.
Our group had such a great time! We’re going on another adventure next week to a Spring Fiber Sale in Oregon City. Can’t wait! Until next time!
*Update: March 2009*
I have another post about this year’s Antique Spinning Wheel Showcase. You can view it by going here.
