I thought that might grab your attention! It is what you think it is. Yes, it is. A Moosie! I can scarcely believe it myself. There it was at Maryland Sheep and Wool all innocent-like. I mean, really...how could I not give this beauty a home when there is a 2 ish year waiting list on these one of a kind spindles made from moose antlers? Of course, no animals are harmed in the harvesting of the materials. It spins wonderfully with its elegant Cochin Rosewood shaft. It's 34 grams of pure heaven. One of the highlights of my festival purchases. Yup, I bought lots of practical things like a 5 dent reed for my Cricket and a nostepinne to wind little minis for hexipuff knitting. Knitter's pride square dpn needles joined my hexipuff supplies. Nice and sharp! Pretty, too. Such a joy to knit with that I've added a few puffs to this long term project. My goal was just to make a wee pillow with the ones I was sent from my Bohoknitterchic group swap on Ravelry, but as any hexipuffer will tell ya, these babies are addictive!
Of course I couldn't leave Maryland Sheep and Wool without fleece. I put my request in the trusty hands of my friend Kate, who selected this beauty.
It's indescribably lovely Corriedale fleece. I wish you could feel it.
MDSW weekend is always a blast, reconnecting with fiber friends from around the globe. We did have fun.
There was another celebration in the works kicking off the month of May. This little guy made his First Communion.
Then, to keep the party rolling, these four graduated:
Preschool
Graduate School
High School
Grade School
So, there were parties! Big ones!
And there were birthdays...
My babylove, I mean BIG boy, turned 5!!! Five!
#5 turned 11!
Lucky girl got her ears pierced!
Even I had a birthday.
But who's counting!?
Whoa! I needed a vacation after all that.
So we crashed my husband's business trip to Hilton Head. This is an actual photograph from our balcony. Looks like a postcard, doesn't it? Then we took a sidetrip to Savannah. Sweet little town full of southern charm.
Despite all the busy, I'm never far from the yarn. Here are some gratuitous yarn pics.
Here's what's on the needles:
Hand dyed with Kate and Ann for a triangle shawl
Dragonfly Fibers yarn for an Albers Cowl
A combo of Dragonfly yarn in the Ode to Sock Summit colorway and the product that came out of my dyepot when the three of us set out to create a deviant yellow. This is the start of a square shawl.
All the influence of this designer
Ann Weaver
who has officially joined our pack and unofficially made her second home in MD/DC/VA because we keep recruiting her to teach! We've all been having some fun times. Check her out. You'll love her designs and fabulous workshops.
Speaking of workshops, here's where you can find me this summer:
*Studio E June 25-June29 Boredom Buster Get Hooked Crochet Camp for Kids
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Dragonfly Fibers Studio June 30 Spin Lab Beginner Art Yarn workshop
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Spin U July 28 Liberation Spin Art Yarn Workshop
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Michigan Fiber Festival August 18-19 in the Dragonfly Fibers booth. Stop by and say hi! We'll make it a celebration!
Have you ever been captivated by unusual handspun yarns? Join the movement of cutting edge spinners and discover the wild side of making yarn. In this student paced class, we will explore alternative techniques for spinning creative singles as well as innovative plying techniques to produce truly inventive yarns. Dare to push your spinning into art with all types of funky singles as well as techniques like corespinning, thread ply, coils, wraps and in-line techniques.
Skill level: Must know how to spin a balanced single and possess good plying skills.
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Reserve your spot today and let's just see how far you can push your spinning!
