Happy Monday happenings

Imagine my delight when I saw the skein of Merlin I gave to a delightful and talented young lady turn up as this:
She now has a blog and it makes me smile each time I read it. Horray for young folks taking up fibre arts! I think she has a future as a pattern designer.

Must off to day job now, but wanted to share to start the week with a smile. Enjoy everyone!

And making progress...

I'm well into week two of taking it more gently on my body. Lots of spinning has been happening. Some knitting. Soon, some weaving. I've made progress on my Apple Laine stole that has sat idle since our trip to BC.

I treated myself a few weeks ago to a few art batts from Etsy. It's always nice to work with something that someone else has made. Jahtsemer's batts are lovely, and I've spun up 2 of the three.

I clearly have a preference for bulky singles. Now what to do with them? It's the right time of year to be knitting up warm fuzzies, so I'll raid Ravelry this weekend for ideas. If the weather's good, I'll also take photos before they transform from lovely skeins into their functional pieces.


Soon, to dye up a bunch of yarn in Autumn in Gatineau Park. I'm in love with this colourway and almost out of fiber in it. I shared the last bit of magical merino/silk with a new friend yesterday, and so must replenish my house (and then share on Etsy) with these colours.

And this weekend, completed bits of the Keep the Fleece scarf are sent off to Rhinebeck! The skein to the right is by knitgeekery, which she knit into a lovely scarf piece that I need to photograph post haste!

Spinning, weaving, knitting as meditation

Hey all, it's been a while since I've updated.

Apparently my body has decided to rebel. I resent this, but I guess I had better learn to suck it up and get with its new program, which means I can revisit spinning, knitting and weaving as meditation. It means slowing down, breathing deep, and taking stock.

All good things, but it's too bad it took me getting sick again to remind me! Do you think I will ever learn to do so before I fall ill?

For the next month I am going to focus on fibre as mindfulness, and use this blog to explore that. I think it's going to be a nice way to reconnect with spinning, weaving and knitting for myself instead of through OVFA in a business way, and to share this journey. It's going to be nice going back to my roots again. I hope you join me...