FO

That's "Finished Object" to those non-knitters in the audience.

Forgive the goofy mirror-self-portraits, but I wanted to show it to you "on":

I am very happy with how this turned out. It is superwash wool, so it will be easy to care for, and I plan to wear it a lot. Especially since it is the only wool sweater I can get my hands on right now, and it is ccccccold out there! Here is the creek this morning:

OK, OK, I know, it is below freezing and my child is outside in bare feet. But, in my defense, have you met this kid? I am lucky he was wearing pants!

SNOW!

A dusting, anyway. Gotta go play, update later!

As Promised

A house update.

We have steps, and a roof on the porch:

We have a heat pump:

and back steps:

and a ginourmous mud hole in the front yard:

Even when they get the house done, it is going to have to STOP RAINING for awhile before we can get that truck-full-o-stuff anywhere near it! Well, of course, you can see from the front steps (watch out for that first one - it's a doozie!) that we need to get some fill in here. Lots of fill.

That is all well and good, I can hear you thinking, but haven't you been doing any spinning lately? Why, yes!

This is some Lorna's Shepherd Wool top I got in Williamsburg on a recent trip. The color name is Tuscany.

The color is more accurate in the first photo. My goal is to spin finely enough and evenly enough to make a three-ply, sock weight yarn. I am not sure if the singles are coming out fine enough, but they sure are pretty on the bobbin!

Check y'all back later!

Race Day

Oh, yes, I am finally getting around to showing you my pictures of the Montpelier Hunt Races in Charlottesville. Mostly, it was a great tailgate party - we had two spots on the rail, and everyone who is anyone was there. '-) Here are Ben and Ben playing "Baggo", also called "cornhole." This is a really big fad here on the east coast. Seriously. Look it up.

Here are some of the boys hanging out in the car. See how pink Riley's face is? Yes, we managed to get a sunburn on the first day of November!

More tailgating:

Tom was our bookie. Nini was the big winner at the end of the day - I think she brought home $50 or so.

And then, every once in a while, a little of this:

One more:

And a parting shot:

Next post: house update!

An Example

... of what I deal with these days. This is actually a few weeks old, but that is the way it goes with me these days:

That was a wad of dirt that he bashed on his head, saying "That's the tatoo part." What that means, your guess is as good as mine.

Oh, I am a bad blogger

Yes, I am still alive.

I have some film clips of the races, which I will post here at some point, but I wanted to just say another quick hello just to prove I am still here.

I have re-knit and ripped out the sweater AGAIN, as it turned out all wrong AGAIN. While we were in Richmond, I bought an Elizabeth Zimmerman book, which I already own, just so I could get her instructions on how to decrease a yoke. But I set it aside for a bit - I have been knitting the little fingerless mitts for selling at the coffee shop. Did I mention I am selling fingerless mitts at the coffee shop? I think three have sold already, last time I checked. I am going there tomorrow - I'll get a photo of the mitts to show you. (Knit in white wool and dyed with kool-aide) Because I know you want to see them!

More later - I am too tired to make much sense tonight.

Hey, I have some house photos, too - progress has been slow lately, but we have a porch and a heat pump.

Hi, Steve. Comment once in a while, would ya?