Still Leafy

I started spinning ITW October's Club fiber on the Lendrum.

 

 

The "Crown of Jack McLantern" colorway still makes me think of leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

In a Pinch

Loom Room aka Second Guest Bedroom.

 

 

It is nice to know that the Loom Room can function as a Guest Bedroom should the need arise.

I gotta say that having an attic is especially handy to hide hold the Rigid Heddle looms, bins of Spinning fiber, and various fiber tools that live in this room.

Our family's visit was unfortunately cancelled due to illness but the Loom Room got a nice cleaning and an even nicer clean out.

 

By Hand

Found one of my woven cloths in the sewing box - waiting, waiting - for someone (me) to come along and do a little hand-hemming thereby turning it into a usable dish towel.

Thankful

 

11/22/24

 

We dropped The Man's Mom off at the SLO County Airport this morning. Just to be safe we got to the airport two hours prior to her boarding time. (It had been crazy busy when we picked her up on Sunday so we thought it wise to allow for the extra time.)

The airport was eerily empty. I guess we got there at a good time and beat the rush.

 

Under Leaden Skies

 

 

Blustery Outside

 Cozy Inside

The Color of Leaves

 Into the Whirled October 2024 Club colorway, "Crown of Jack McLantern" Grey Corriedale.

 

Almost Half an Inch

We received 0.41 inches of rain last night. A sigh of relief from the dry parched landscape.

 

 

Pins and Needles Weaving

I started a new weaving project on a 12" x 12" traditional 3-pin loom. The loom was made by Bigfam15 (one of my favorite Etsy Makers) and purchased from a Ravelry destash.

Handspun yarn for warp and weft: ITW, "Shangra-Effin-La", Grey Suffolk wool.

 

 

At first weaving with a needle - and carrying 12 yards of weft yarn along - seemed slow and awkward but I quickly figured out that if I paid attention to yarn management I spent less time on fixing tangled yarn.

 

 

Thursday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Sweet Tooth

A perk of going to the Dentist in Los Osos is stopping at Carlock's Bakery on the way home. Turkey and Cheddar Croissants for today's lunch and Chocolate Chip Croissants for tomorrow's breakfast.

 

 

Once a Week

 SpaceX has been busy shooting off Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg SFB this month.

 

8Nov2024  22:14

 

13Nov2024  21:24

 

13Nov2024  21:29, First Stage Landing Burn

 

17Nov2024  21:54

17Nov2024  21:59, First Stage Landing Burn

Clean Out

The Man helped me thoroughly clean the fridge today by removing glass shelves and drawers.

We found a few things lurking - not too bad - i.e. gloves were not needed for the job.

 

Sunday Books

 

Kindle Unlimited e-book

 

Library audiobook

 

Saturday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Thwack It

Yesterday I freed up even more bobbins and promptly washed and dried the newly plied skeins: (top) Goblin, (bottom) Moonlight.

 

This morning I realized I forgot to thwack the yarn. Thwacking is part of the finishing process - it helps to distribute twist, set the twist, and causes the fibers to bloom. Plus it's pretty darn fun.

Goblin, made with Jacob wool, had plumped up nicely with an even twist so I skipped the process.

Moonlight was a bit more uneven and could use the help. I resoaked the nearly dry skein and thwacked it.

 

 

 

 

Thursday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

More Bobbins

 Two more Lendrum bobbins freed up. ITW Fiber Club for April, "Season of the Witch", 2-ply skein.

 

 

Tuesday's Box