I'd like to say this is a result of a great many brilliant project ideas but in fact I'm merely fickle. A new yarn or pattern comes to my attention and I'm off to try it this very minute My current love is a Hemlock Ring Throw which I'm knitting in a merino/bamboo blend that is utterly dreamy in the hands and looks wonderful besides. Of course I've been clipping along with this and have knit myself into a problem with the pattern--but that's not unusual for me.
On the sock needles I have a yummy merino/alpaca blend in a colour called Wicked Witch--a great thrill to knit when I'm out and about (aka waiting in the doctor's office) for not only do I have five sharp pointy sticks in my hands but I'm thinking wicked witch thoughts to go with the yarn colours. Be very afraid of this old lady!
Do you suppose it is time to take a bit of an inventory of fibre projects and perhaps even prioritize them? I have qiviut I'm spinning and also a beautiful kid mohair, both being spun as a lace-weight (approx 880 yards per 100 grams). It takes forever to spin up a bobbin at this weight, but that also means I'm getting a lot of bang for the buck. Same goes for knitting everything twice (because I foul it up one or more times); how's that for economical? I've also plied some of the mohair with a strand of fine silk and knit a small test swatch to see what it looks like. I'll now throw both a bit of yarn and the swatches (there are several) into a dye bath to see what I get. Dye bath colour will be as deep a turquoise as I can make since I'm currently fascinated by a jewel tone turquoise and want it somewhere in my life!
Book project and web site development are moving along at a reasonable pace. No wandering or coffee shop trips have been indulged in this week though I'm about ready for both as I'm feeling rather house-bound this morning. Perhaps a beach walk is in order, as I've not had one for quite some time. I'd better check the tide clock and see where the tide is then. Good, the tide is on its way out. Think I'm off to the beach for an hour's walkies and I'll take my walking poles and get a decent workout too.
The first of the broad beans were available at the market garden where I buy my summer veggies and I'm looking forward to having them for supper. These are an expensive treat, but oh so good. Oh and the first raspberries were also available, now that's heaven. I've given up trying to grow anything in my yard except a few herbs in pots because I would have to do so much to amend and build soil that it seems a rather pointless effort. I may change my mind next year, but this year I'm buying from local producers again.
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