Saturday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Hello Spring

 

 

Next Steps

The California Red Sheep wool is ready to be carded on the Clemes and Clemes Mini Drum Carder.

But first the scoured (washed) locks need to be fluffed open with the C&C Lock Pop.

 

 

 I used a digital scale to weight the fluffed fiber.

 

Two passes through the drum carder, nice and slow. 

  

  

  

 

 

Birds of Spring

I saw a Robin today. The swallows arrived over a week ago.

 

I look forward to the return of spring because with this heatwave it already feels like summer.

 

 

Today's high 94.3°.

 

Tuesday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Jack's Finest

 

 

 

Oak Titmouse gathering Jack's fine fiber.

 

 

Sheep and Jack

California Red Sheep Wool

 

Right Conditions

Today was the day, a perfect day,

✔ Warm and sunny with a gentle breeze

✔ Home alone (The Man and Nell are out at sea)

 ✔ Raw California Red Sheep wool 8 ounces

Today was the day to scour (wash) half a pound of raw fleece.

 

 

 

 

Two washes and two rinses per small mesh bag of fiber ~ 1.5 oz.

I dumped the water outside, not a single drop of lanolin-rich water went down the kitchen drain.

 

IRL

 

Thursday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Hello, Cows

 The cows are back.

 

Tuesday's Box

 

 

Baubles & Trinkets

 Into the Whirled February 2026 Club Colorway "Baubles & Trinkets" Kent Romney sheep wool.

 

 

 

Sunday Sky

 Sunset 7:35 pm (formerly known as 6:35 pm)

 

 

Saturday Sky

 Sunset 6:17 pm

 

 

 

 

 

Yogt Today

Every three weeks or so I make fresh yogurt in the Instant Pot. Today was Yogurt day.

 

Thursday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Bits of Yarn

Finished the Inglenook Fibers Mushroom Blend yarn:

Washed and thwacked

 

 

and hung to dry.

 

 

It was tempting to have one big skein,

 

 

but I decided to separate out the Sampler colors.