It was a nice day to sit outside and bind off the completed potholder.
Fixing the broken car door handle shot up to the top of The Man's Honey Do List.
A job well done, thank you, Honey.
A few years ago I made potholders with the Potholder Pro loom and still have a few stashed away.
Not too long ago I put a new hot pad on the countertop before placing the warm dish on it. The Man picked up the woven cloth and said, "This is nice you should make more of these."
Hoo boy, that sounded like crafty encouragement to me.
But, hehe, silly me I had destashed the Potholder looms in 2019 on Ravelry.
But then again, I couldn't let The Man down so I got another Potholder Pro loom and it's been great fun weaving on the little loom again.
Instead of Potholder Loops I weave with Lily Sugar and Cream kitchen cotton yarn held double and I gotta say the colors in my Box-O-Yarn will make many happy hot pads or potholders.
Catching up on three pairs of socks-in-progress.
Toes were grafted and heels were turned.
Next up, another pair of heels.
Fresh baked Shortcake with Strawberries.
Recipe from my well-used (i.e. pages are loose and falling out) Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book ©1981.
It was a same, same kind of day: household chores, refill the hummingbird feeder, gather two eggs (yay), wind three magic balls, listen to an audiobook, and knit a bit on a Comfort Scarf.
It was nice - at the end of the day - to pick up the Dorset Horn sampler and take it for a spin. It's been awhile.
Now that the weather is warming up it was time to give Boots a haircut and take some fiber off.
I don't use Boot's fiber for handspinning so it doesn't matter if I snip, snip, snip away with the scissors.
There's still more that can come off but I'm sure it feels much lighter and cooler.
May is flying by, already halfway through the month.
I mailed May's Box-O-Scarves today. The box included twelve Charity scarves as well as Novelty and Fun Fur yarns (goodbye Ladder yarns, goodbye eye-searing Hot Pink). Four of my Guild friends dug out their fat needles to knit a scarf or two. I will have to keep up with making Magic Balls.
I haven't spun in awhile nor have I shared ITW Fiber Club for April, "Season of the Witch". It's a beauty.
The label states "Welsh" as the sheep breed. The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook listed Welsh Mountain and South Wales Mountain sheep together. The book mentioned, "There can be a mix of softer wool with both hair and kemp...". I can attest to that - this is one hairy, kempy sheep.
This fiber is going to be fun to spin outside. I can pluck out the coarse kemp and let the May breeze take it away.
I notice that if I let the Hummingbird Feeder run dry it takes a couple of days before the wee birds show up again. This morning I thought I would be proactive and fill the feeder while it still had juice.
Just as I reached to take the feeder down this little guy showed up.
It was not concerned that I was standing a few inches away nor did it stop feeding. I left him to it.
I customized today's CSA Produce box again with extra strawberries.
Not sure why it was packed in the larger-sized box.
Maybe it was to protect the optional "Add-On" Local-ish Honey.
The Miner's Lettuce continues to thrive in the cool shady area near the Pen. Which means Kochi and Sage continue to enjoy their daily bouquet of the just-picked wild greens.
Rocket launches at night are the best especially when it occurs before my bedtime.
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Fun to watch the birds gather fiber for their nest-building from the mesh round feeder.
This Lesser Goldfinch wasn't happy till he had a good mouthful beakful of the soft stuff.
