Currently I am attempting to choose and pack away all the clothes that I am going to be wearing for the next few months. And keep it all under 100 pounds. Oh and pack all the “other stuff” that I would mourn if the container fell off the ship (yes, I do worry about that, …
The time for me to leave England is drawing near. This September I am moving back to Iowa where I grew-up to be closer to my family and to get to live in the Midwest of the US again. I have wanted to move back for at least the last 10 years, just couldn’t do …
Malin, Barbro and Tini all flew to London to join me in an adventure up to the Lakes District to attend Woolfest in June (BTW, there is a picture of the 4 of us in the photo gallery on the Woolfest site:-)). The day that everyone flew-in was pretty laid-back. Lots of knitting and a …
Last week I did something insane. I mean, really, really nuts. I woke-up at 1am to fly to Germany to visit the Wollmeise store while they were having their annual summer sale. Yeah, I really did. Honestly. I even have pictures! I took the 6am flight from Gatwick to Munich on Easyjet. I didn’t want …
Holy crap, that knitting just FLEW by! I love it when a pattern (in this case Simple Things by Mary-Heather Cogar) and a yarn (Skein Queen‘s Entwist in A Christmas Carol from the Knit magazine sock club) come together so very perfectly. At least in my opinion. The shawlete is a tad on the colorful …
I’ve had the strongest urge to start a new project for the past few days and I’ve kept stuffing it back down saying, “When I get done with this project…”. Well, that project had to go take an emergency bath and I allowed myself to cast-on a new project. I’ve really wanted to do something …
Yesterday I got the word that it was time to go get some fleeces that I have been watching for the past two years (at very high speeds as I drove by!). I thought that they were Hebridean sheep but I found out that they were Black Welch Mountain sheep instead. I think I can …
We live in a lovely place that gives us the opportunity to take our dogs for a walk every day in wonderful field up the road. Every day I see things that I wish I were a better photographer to be able to capture. Today was the swallows. They may have been back for a …
I finally finished washing a very large Jacob fleece that I got a couple of years ago (hangs head knowing that I should have washed them when I got them). It wasn’t that difficult to wash, just that there was a LOT of it. Most of the Jacob sheep that I have “met” have been …
On the first we went to nearby Aldbury for their May Day celebration. It seemed that a lot of the things going on in it were to support the local primary school, so there were lots and lots of small children around, thus we didn’t stay very long. It’s not that I have anything against …
Sarah Jane Humke 