spinning & finished yarn

Hello,

I don't think I had posted about getting my new spinning wheel before..
I think I am getting the hang of it. still LOTS to learn.. I won't bore you with the details :-)
I had used my drop spindle for some blueish, green wool to spin the singles.
then used my wheel to ply it.. :-) after that wrpped it round the back of a chair . tied it in about 5 spots & then washed it.
it finished drying today & came out pretty bouncy.. which is fine.. I can't say exactly what size the yarn is just yet.. but currently it seems to be a cross between a dk & bulky.. :)

Here is a bit of a blurry pic to give you some idea.

have a great day !
lisa

 

do YOU ?

Hello,
What a beautiful day it was in Iowa.. well , this entire week was wonderful..  even the huge  , but short lived blizzard we had on Tuesday. which of course followed a 75 degree day :-) typical for the midwest.

I have some good news.. Mom is doing a lot better.. I think,  know the prayers have worked wonders.
she may not get fat again. :_) but she is going to live .. live the days God has intended, rather then sit & wait for Him to come calling .. LOL.. not that she was totally down every day , but she has certainly got her spunk back. ( & u wondered where I got mine :)

I have completed the hat & mitts for Daisha's dear friend who is going thru cancer treatment.  Sure hate that ..I said a prayer for her as I went along.. so they are 'stuffed' with blessings .

Jena Grace purchased a mini counted cross stitch this past week, her first try at it.
( I gave it up yrs ago.. I hated counting the tiny squares ! UGH !) J-Grace was a bit upset to start with , but after a couple re-starts she cheerfully said ' I think I got it !' :_)

Daisha has been busy crocheting a blanket for Max for Christmas.... which reminds me I need to purchase some sock yarn for his 'football' socks :-)
DO you have your Christmas gifts completed ?
Tonight I bought the Berroco Vintage DK for J-G's cardi ..shh it's a Christmas gift :_)..yea.. like she won't see me knitting it.. She chose the colorway : Chocolate .. I am going to knit it , top down , raglan sleeves. Should go pretty fast & the pattern lends itself to changes. which I love.

I'm also going to try my hand at needle punch embroidery.. have you tried it ? I watched a video on youtube .. seems pretty easy..& looks very pretty when completed.. I purchased a three needle set at Hobby lobby with my 40% off coupon ..:-)

I haven't done a lot of spinning this week. Have you ? I have plenty of roving yet to spin.. but that's ok. I love working with it & so don't want to rush thru it.:-)

off to get mom's dinner I made for her in the freezer....... if a few of us kids would just make an extra meal a couple times a week.. she'd have a freezer full of "real" food in no time :-)

well.. please leave a comment to let me know what u have been working on.
i hate to 'talk' to myself :_)

God Bless..
lisa

school daze.

Hello,

things are moving along for school.. Jena still loves science & anything to do with reading.. esp history.

we found a new grammar program.. called Grammar made easy.. she likes that better then the ABeka one.. so that works.

also we are into the pre-algebra .. so far so good.

our pup , Lil Ricky is growing by leaps an bounds. he must weigh about 35 pounds by now.. he is almost 4 months old. he's behaving a bit better , at least he minds me :-) something must translate on the Mom level.. when I yell at him to stop biting Jena he sits right down & gives me the sad 'puppy dog' eyes :-)

I have completed most of my Shadow cabled sweater.. I ran out of yarn . so will have to buy another one. but I think I did a good job on it & it will be a super warm winter cardi.. you can see a close up of one piece before I sewed it together.. I'll post updated pics when I get the front edge done.

I bought a Turkish spindle !! I know.. another hobby.. :-) I can't hardly wait for it to arrive.. once it and the roving arrive I won't want to do anything else :_)
I'll keep you posted on it.

Jena is staying alnight with gram & going to see nanny mcfee at our local theatre.. should be fun..

so have a great day !! write comments when you can.

lisa