Finally Done And...

Finally got all the wool washed and my husband carded it all for me! Now to get some dye. But not until I'm ready for the craft sale in November. Working daily on items for that and then maybe a few items for the grand kids and someday I do something for me! I crochet, spin, knifty knit and love to read. Hard to get them all in!

Got to get that digital camera out and take some pictures of the items I'm making. I'm making a wonderfully thick lap ghan for a friend at work out of my spun wool. Another thing I want for myself sometime.

Its not fair to have to work, you just don't have enough time to do the things you enjoy.

Long time no Post

Things get so busy I forget to post. I finally have gotten down to 3/4 of a bag of wool left. Feels like I have been washing it for a year! Now to spin it and dye it!

I'm having a ball making hats with the green knifty knitter, will have to take some pictures. I've been using alot of novelty yarn along with black yarn and they are coming out awesome. Right now I'm working on a real funky one. Black yarn, curled brim, and then this novelty yarn that has burst of fuzzy colors and then these paper stems sticking out like party streamers.

I have a table reserved for a craft sale on November 11 so I'm trying to work up some items for that.

I had a toddler sweater pattern published in a booklet that Karenscraftsupplies.com put together. I got my personal copy a few days ago. That was exciting. I wrote an article for fiberfemmes.com for their October/November issue coming out on spinning dog hair. Some day to not have to work will be wonderful. I do all these things I don't have time to do!

Till next time,

Kathy

Baa Baa Black Sheep, Have You Any Wool!

Oh my, I have more than enough wool for the winter. It took me a week to skirt (discard the poopy parts) it. Now I'm doing the washing and the washing and the washing. My husband is actually helping me card it so its ready for spinning. I'm going to my nephew's wedding this week so the washing will have to wait for a few days. Can I do it while I sleep? I wish. If someone ever tells you that you can have 300 lbs of sheep wool free to clean and wash, etc., question your sanity!

Check out an article I wrote on spinning dog hair at:
http://www.fortheloveofyarn.com/Issues/Summer06/articles/summer06_features.shtml

I just sent a dog hair heart out last week to my email friend who is a groomer in Massachusetts. Her friends mother's dog had to be put down. She and her friend took the mother out and presented her with the dog hair heart all in a boxed frame and this is what my friend said happened: (Get your tissues out!)

as i placed the box i made for the hart in her lap she said 'O my God is this my Jasmaines fur?"i said yes and she started to cry and huged me for a long time.then she showed me the photo she has that she petts every day of the dog and told me how that was all she had to rember the dog till now. she said she thought that she would never feel the real fur ever agine!!she said u have no idea how good it is to feel her fur agine and to know that now i can pet her any time i want like as if she is still hear sitting on my lap like she always was!!!

Sure does make you feel good being able to make someone happy with a keep sake of their animal!

And now July is almost gone!

My how time flies.

Well, I did a really crazy thing. I accepted 300 pounds of unskirted wool. This is from 40 sheep. I have to go through it all and pull off the bad poopy parts and shake the little tiny pieces out. I think I'll be doing it in my sleep. But you just can't refuse free wool when you love to spin yarn. Here is a picture of my husbands old truck holding the wool in one of those huge grain bags they put over the big oval hay bails.

I've been making a nice llama and wool scarf with my knitting board. Now I will have all kinds of wool (probably forever) to make items with. I'll have to retire to be able to process it all.

June is almost Over

Goodness June is just about to end! Doesn't time fly fast. Vacation is next week, planning on getting lots of spinning, crocheting, knitting, whatever in! I'm working on a llama scarf on a 12 inch adjustable knitting board and the colors of brown are wonderful.

Update

Haven't posted in a while. Been busy doing too many things. One of them was going to the Maine Fiber Frolic which was a blast. A real friend is someone who goes out in the rain with you to a fiber frolic and she doesn't spin yarn! Thank you Rebecca!

I found some wonderful llama and other wools and I got a new cherry spindle that I love.
I also learned how to clip an angora rabbit with sizzors.

Others things going is using my infinity knitting loom with some of my spun yarns and just having way too many projects going.

As soon as my other friends returns my digital camera I will post some pictures.

Some of my furry friends who supply their brushings!

I have a wonderful internet friend from Massachusetts who is a groomer and supplies me with clippings and brushings to make hats, mittens, hearts etc. This one looks like she is holding her own bag of brushings!

Save your long dog hair!

I spin dog fur and make hearts that can be saved forever. If you would like to have a heart done with your favorite pet's fur, email me at kfellows@doe.k12.me.us with dog fur in the subject line for information.

Husky Blanket

Here is a picture of a lap ghan I made with husky dog hair that I spun.

Greetings!

Here is my first blog. I want to be able to share my love of spinning and crocheting and using the knifty knitters. I belong to some wonderful groups who are very giving in sharing their talents!

I just got two male angora bunnies a week ago and will be posting pictures. I fnally have my own fiber to spin! I also spin dog hair into momento's, mittens, hats, or scarf's. They are very warm if you live in a cold state in the winter.

Stop in and say Hello. As soon as I get some pictures I'll get some posted.

Kathy