SLO Sunday

Breakfast (me) and Lunch (The Man) at Bon Temps Creole Cafe near the Amtrak Station. We heard and saw a South-bound train come in.

We watched a happy dog at a nearby table, he looked part-Chihuahua and part-Dachshund. The owner confirmed, "He's a Chiweenie". The owner ordered a plate of scrambled eggs and water for the dog. Quite the dog-friendly restaurant.

Next, to the Apple Store to replace The Man's dying iPhone SE. I knitted on my sock project while we waited.

 

 

 

In search of Frozen Yogurt we walked by the iconic - now closed - McLintock's. The owner died and so did a piece of SLO history.

 

 

We headed home after having a scoop of ice cream in a too tiny cup.

It was a good day.

 

Evening Spin

 

 

 

Apparition Blue

Into the Whirled May 2026 Club Colorway "Apparition Blue" Jacob sheep wool.

 

 

 

Nearly Half an Inch of Rain

Enjoyed a rare late season drippy day winding Scarf Balls. 

 

Wednesday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

More Chanterelle

Remember Chanterelle part of the Mushroom Blend Sampler?

I am spinning 4 oz more.

 

  

Tap Off

Cut the Tapestry sampler off the loom. It is wet-blocked. It still needs some finishing but I like that it is off the loom.

 

Sunday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Just Knit

Not sure how long to make the top, I guess I will just keep knitting for awhile.

 

  

 

Night Knit

Just picking up the needles now but I did make good progress last night.

 

 

 

Test Knit

Using Sock yarn but it's not a sock.

 

 

Using the stretchy Cast On I use for all my socks, Old Norwegian CO (aka German twisted CO).

 

 

Knitting from the bottom up but it's not a hat.

 

 

Adding straps.

 

Finished knitting the Ripple Bralette by Jessie Maed Designs, I followed the pattern as written.

This was my test knit to try out the pattern before I invest in using my next-to-skin soft yarns and modifying the length for a longer top.

 

 

 

 

Tosh Merino Light, fingering-weight single, 100% Merino wool.

  

Wednesday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

IF Snowy Owl

Finished spinning the Inglenook Fibers Snowy Owl Sticklebatts. Started the spin March 2nd.

Fiber spun on Bosworth spindles: (L-R) Dogwood Skinny Midi, Hickory Midi, Ambrosia Maple Midi, and Lignum Vitae Skinny Midi.

 

Ready to Go

A box of fifteen Comfort Scarves and one Shawlette packed and ready to be dropped off at the Post Office tomorrow.

 

 

Easy-peasy and super simple to print and pay postage labels from home, that is, if you have a scale and a printer. I use Pirate Ship software and order free Priority Mail large boxes from USPS.

Tomorrow I will pick up more scarves from Spinners' group and add them to the half-filled box almost ready to go.

 

 

Sunday Read

 

Library Audiobook

Saturday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Looking Out

It was odd to see the cats standing on their hind legs looking out the garage window.

 

I didn't see anything when I went outside to check but I will close and lock the windows tonight.

 

Slim Pickings

We hired Gaspar to weed whack the property again this year. It took him a total of seven days over two weeks to work the entire property. He does such a thorough job he leaves nothing but dirt.

Saturday 7:32 pm

 

 

Sunday 7:31 pm

 

 

I know it has to be done but the goats and I wish there is just a little bit more green.

 

 

Tassies and Squares

Today I baked for our monthly Guild meeting in SLO.

Pecan Tassies

 

 

 

Lemon Squares

 

 

(It will get a good sprinkling of powdered sugar tomorrow.)

A Weekly Thing

I gave out 11 Scarf kits today at Spinners' and Little Looms Group and received 10 completed scarves, many included donations for postage. Drop off/Pick up, it's a weekly thing.

 

  

 

Off the Loom

The Handspun 7/1 Lace scarf has been: 

hemstitched,

 

 

cut off the loom,

 

 

fringe twisted, 

 

 and wet-blocked.

 

 Lastly, when it is dry, the fringe will need to be trimmed.

 

 

Sunday Reread

 

Library Audiobook

 

8/23/25 Saturday Read Library e-book

Solo Trip

 Spent the day making meals for The Man.

 

It's a solo trip.

 

Marking Boundaries

Still working on the Wedge Weave Sampler. Weaving left to right diagonally requires a bit of figurin' and it stumped me silly for a couple of days. That is, I didn't know what I was doing.

Fortunately I talked to Diane about Wedge Weave breaking my brain and she heartily agreed and said, "Wedge Weave is hard!" We reassured each other that we would one day (soon) figure it out.

After mulling things over I did come up with one idea: I drew a horizontal line on the warp to set a boundary. 

 

 

It sounds simple but it took me a couple of tries (weave, unweave, weave, unweave) before I drew the line and started weaving again.

 

Thursday Read

 

Library Audiobook