Pin by me, too.  Polymer clay.  Colorful "Simple Yet Effective" shawl I knit last month -- 

 There.  Quick entry.  Whew!

I'm loving it!

A view from one of my habitual perches, too -- see the little black sheep on top of the TV?  Cute, no?  I heart that wee sheepie.  Big pile of yellow roving in the foreground, purchased from Imagiknit in Gaylord last Monday.  Oh, my little Suzy is in the shot, too, you can just see her bobbins.  I think I'll have to spend a little more time with Suz, a little less with the 'puter.  

It was right off the highway, and if you've ever been to a lake cottage, it had a definite lake feel to it.  They make the luscious "Shepherd's Wool" here!  Lovely merino yarn in gorgeous colors.  

Rustic beauty.  They have seventy some sheep of various breeds, I'm told, as well as goats, ducks & geese.  The owners started the Castle Farms Fiber Festival.  I've been once, and it was fabulous - not just for the vendors & such, but the pretty setting.  I'd say it's definitely worth the trip.

The farmyard - a naughty sheep who jumped the pen in the background, very saucily looking back at his shepherdess! 

Because of work, less spinning's taking place than might be & there's an unaccountable fatigue in the air I'm breathing lately.  So far I've got about 423 yards actually done.  A little spindling on work breaks (precious little) and my spindle is nowhere near full. 

Keep on spinning, in any case!  Never give up, never give in!  Go Team!

Top skein: buffalo fiber & wool blend.  Bottom skein: Gotland wool (same they used in the Lord of the Rings Elven cloaks).  There's a link there to a website with Gotland information.

 That sucker was big!  More than an inch!  AAaaauh!  I cannot abide a moth - can any knitter & lover of wool?  It does not matter if the thing eats wool or not, the whole concept disturbs me to the depths of my being.  

To the rescue: my little Huntress.  She chased that abomination all around the livingroom, and the thing had the decency to flutter along the carpet for her, too, I can say that much in its favor.  This may be one reason cats are popular among knitters . . .

If you can handle it, there's a close shot of the monster under the picture of my defender.  Roll your mouse over if you dare.  

I'm going to spin with team "Zombie Prom Dates"!  Spinners & knitters with brains - mmmm, brains. 

Anyway, life goes on even though sometimes it seems to be circling the bowl.  I'm so grateful for certain particular friends (I'm sure they know who they are) . . .my family . . . and my sweet little kittygirl, such a loving little companion.

Recently I made two Baby Yoda sweaters for small people getting ready to enter this lovely handbasket:

 I've begun a Mondo Cable Vest in some hand spun wool, taking up Bonne Marie's invitation to knit along . . . here's my progress as of this morning: 

 I kind of like the chalk-like stripes, but if I decide later that I don't, I can dye them out.  Such fun to knit with one's own handspun yarn!  I've got to get back to this, I want to wear it to World Wide Knit in Public Day . . . if you're in Northern Michigan, the Alpena County library is having a KIP in the courtyard . . .

Knit mostly in a weekend on size 10 and 13 needles, worsted weight Wool Ease yarn.  I sewed the (vintage, real shell from my Great Aunt Edna) buttons last night.  Wheeee!  I love instant gratification . . . well, as instant as hand knitting gets, lol!

One little cat, basking in the springtime sunshine!  I've seen crocus in the library's little garden, so I suppose it may be safe to say it's finally SPRING, for crying out loud!!

 They bridge that gap where cool air might make its way in.  Cute, too - which is important, right? 

The skein I'm holding there is a blend of Buffalo & wool I spindled, the cream is the llama I plied in my first try of the Woolee Winder.  I think I'm in love with that device.  I brought my wheel to knit night at the library so a friend could try it -- I suspect she may like it, too, since she spun the whole hour & a half with every indication of enjoyment.  =)  

Happy St. Pat's!  One of my greenie items today -- glasses with bling.  Gots a little addiction to the inexpensive online specs going, I do.  This will actually be the first time I've worn these in public . . .

I've been so out of things, I didn't even decorate the little Christmas tree -- the only thing I've been ready for all month is a NAP.  After Thanksgiving I came down with what I affectionatly think of as "The Cold From Hell", which lasted all month. 

I'd have to be hospitalized in a coma, though, not to knit!  Here's this month's big project, knit cooperatively with Terry Ross for a mutual (and always chilly) friend of ours: a Sweetpea in Knit One, Crochet Too "PJs", a very soft flannel ribbon yarn.  (Ravel it here) also (here) .  Our pal also can't wear wool -- isn't that tragic? Here she is!

We actually had a little teleconference for the opening of the package!  Fun with Technology.  

Here's another thing, not knit by me, but knit for me!  Someone knit for me.  Those words just make me feel so, well, warm & wonderful.  Touches my heart!  Here's me, on my way to work, feeling like the cat that ate a fat canary:

From and entirely by Terry Ross -- go to her site for a better view of the stitch & the pattern!  I adore this hat, it's the most beautiful I have.  What a wonderful knitting friend, eh?

I can't make a blog entry without a shot of Feline Charm, can I? 

Oh, I'm a real, true, employee of the Library!   No longer with "provisional" status, I'll even have Blue Cross this year.  I am so Thankful, for this and so many Blessings, I can't say.  Trust in God, never give up, trust in the Lord . . . and keep knitting!  Love & hugs, my friends!  I'm so grateful for you! 

The above Blueface Licester stripe yarn, spun by myself on a Balkan (two whorl) spindle made by my brother, has become this knitted item, also by me:

I'm very pleased with how the Argosy (linked to Knitty) scarf turned out.   

Ravelry inspired me to a little crochet lately, the Queen Anne's Lace scarf, in humble Sugar N' Cream cotton (the colors appeal to me):

There's enough room in there for a whole sweater!  =)  Even better, I got this little beauty for well under ten bucks.

My funny little friend isn't overly impressed . . .

It's as though someone likes dandelion flowers so much they've pulled the petals off them & shredded the greens in a food processor.  It's my purchase from this past weekend's "Art on the Bay", which I got to skim through on my lunch half-hour Saturday.  A whetting of the appetite, possibly, for the coming weekend's Castle Farms Fiber Fest?  I'm working Saturday again, so I suppose it'll have to be Sunday if I can get there . . .

That's my new square, purple-stained spindle from Spinsanity.  Pretty & it doesn't roll around!  =)

I've been feeling so very busy this month!  I've been trained to man Reference at the library to fill in for a staff member currently recovering from surgery.  This tickles my Mom no end, being a former Reference Librarian herself.  This week I started to kind of enjoy it, finding my sea legs so to speak.  Thursday I felt so competent & productive!  It's a fantastic feeling.  I am so thankful I can hardly express it, praise God!

I need to knit more, though.  =)  There just aren't enough hours! 

More spinning, a Navajo three-ply of wool by Suzie from Perchance to Knit:

My little kittygirl is fairly content, too . . .