Spring is usually busy, but this year is even more so than usual for me. First up, it was my brand new niece’s baptism last weekend. I decided to make her a Christening Shawl/blanket for the event. I then decided that it should really be hand-spun Shetland laceweight. With wool from Shetland of course! Well, …
So, in case you haven’t guessed, it’s winter around here. There’s not a whole lot going on that I haven’t already talked about. Or maybe I should really put it this way, there’s not a lot going on that I feel that I can talk about yet. Yes, that means that there are plans and …
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 …
So, since it seems that my proper Shetland posts are going to take a dogs-life to be written (we crammed a lot into a week!) I figure that I can give you some swag shots to keep y’all happy:-) Now, as you all know, the whole trip was arranged by Jamieson and Smith, the Shetland …
Saturday the hubby and I went to Coventry for the UK Ravelry Day. On the way there, we stopped in Leighton Buzzard and picked-up a lady whom I had met on a UK Ravelry Day forum offering and looking for rides. Her name is Tini and we honestly could not have had a better car …