Sheep Heid finished...

This was a request from someone to give as a Christmas present. This is such a beautiful pattern using all nine shades of the natural shetland jumper weight from Jamieson & Smith. I knit this last year for myself and I wore it all winter. It's light (about 2 oz total in weight) and kept my head cozy. Plus it just plain looks nice. If you're going to be out in the weather, you may as well look good. :)

Now I'm working on another special request. Slippers. I'm using a Paton's pattern for slippers. The same ones that my Oma used to knit for me and probably the same ones that many grandmas knit for their littles. :)
I'm using two strands of my hand-dyed worsted weight in superwash wool for these. They'll be cushy warm as easy to toss into the washing machine when needed.

Enjoy!

Rainbow...woolie style....

Finished up a batch of sock wool in the dyepots yesterday. They are outside drying, creating a beautiful rainbow of colour. I've also got a couple of knitting projects on the needles. For the times when I am tired and don't want to think, I have socks for Papa Bear. Just plain k2p2 rib in a nice plain grey. I'm using Wensleydale Longwool for this pair. I have 6 balls in three different colours so Papa will get a few new pairs this fall. And for the times when I can concentrate, I'm knitting another Sheepheid as a request for someone. I did one for myself last year and love wearing this hat. It's light but still warm. It's a Kate Davies design and it uses all 9 shades of Scotland Supreme Jumper Weight. These are all natural colours from Scotland sheep. I love this yarn for both ease of knitting and for the finished fabric.
Another beautiful sunny day and the little and I will run some errands. We're off to the hardware store to get some paint for my kitchen. We're going with Robin's Egg Blue and I'Im hoping for a cheerful effect. This room as well as the adjoining playroom are where I spend all my days. Might as well be pretty & comforting

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Enjoy!

Busy times....

....getting ready for the Christmas sales. I've got two coming up in December. So today will be a dye day as I try to get the rest of the un-dyed yarns coloured. Mad scientist time! :-) I've also got quite a bit of un-dyed roving in my stash that need a trip to the dyepots. So while some skeins of superwash /nylon sock wool are soaking, I'll go for a nice walk with the little guy I have here today. It's a nice sunny day, though chilly. 2C  , but bundled up we'll be just fine. More later.

Enjoy!