Another Hat


Here is the hat I made for the husband. This is yarn that I spun from organic merino top from Souther Cross Fiber. The color way is called Sturt.It is lovely fiber, soft and warm and the colors are just right. It is the same pattern that I used for Ian's birthday hat but I added several inches so he can turn it up for extra warmth.  I finished it last month. 

Currently, I'm working on a woven scarf from a linen yarn that I purchased at Marden's.
I took these pictures at night with my phone so the colors are really yellow but you can get the idea. The finished picture will be better.

I want to share some new yarn. One of my local yarn stores Cranberry Fiber Arts had the brillant idea for some special edition hand painted yarn from Spunky Eclectic. And it is gorgeous. 

Lucky girl that I am, my friend Sande rushed to Cranberry and got me 2 skeins of this lovely sock weight yarn. I don't what I'm going to make with the "Salsa" yet but I'm thinking a woven scarf just might be real nice.

Giving Thanks

Well, Thanksgiving is over for another year but it will remain in pleasant memories for a long time to come. There were a few "firsts" this year. The 1st first was the apple pie that I made. It wasn't the first pie I've made but it was the first one that looked pretty.

I was told it was very good. I don't really like apple pie that much.

We went to Elizabeth and Ian's house for dinner and they cooked their first turkey and it was excellent.

Turkey before:

Turkey after:

Everything was so good and everyone had at least 3 favorites on the table. Nobody left hungry.

The beautiful weather continues here in eastern Massachusetts. Today the temperature reached 65 degrees. After we returned the grandchildren to N.H. and did a few errands I brought the spinning wheel out on the porch and finished up a progression BFL that I started a few weeks ago.

I had just finished when the mail lady delivered the November fiber club from Souther Cross fibers.
The fiber is falkland and the color way is Storm. I just grabbed an empty bobbin and started spinning.

This fiber is spinning up beautifully. It's the first time I've spun Falkland but it won't be the last. I only have 4 ozs. so I will try and get another 4 ozs. on Thursday in the update. I would like to do a 2 or 3 ply yarn.

Fall 2011

As much as I hate to see the summer gone, I do love the fall season. Somehow fall evokes in me a sense of renewal, of new beginnings. Probably its a throw back to my youth when, each September, starting back to school in a new grade left me feeling excited for the year ahead.


The about hat was knitted for my daughters  boyfriend from some hand spun. The yarn is Targhee wool hand dyed by Amy from Spunky Eclectic  in the Flannel color way. Targhee produces a very soft and smoochy yarn. Its a delight to spin and to knit.


The pattern that I used is called A Hat Fit for a Boyfriend by Stephanie Nicole. I love the decreases on this hat and plan to knit another hat that is fit for my husband from another hand spun yarn.

I love this yarn!

Almost a year later!


How times flies. The past year has flown by quickly. The grandchildren are growing taller and stronger and smarter all the time. My daughter Liz has purchased her first house and seems very happy.  I continue to knit, spin, weave and sew.