Sunday, April 08,2007    (at 9:47 am) 
 

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Weather: Sunny but cold for April.  Temperature only in the 30's with a light wind. 

Current projects:

 

Current Projects:

A pair of dark purple socks for a friend at work.  She's been sick and stressed out.

Toddler pullover sweater of my own design.  Made out of Louet worsted that I scavenged from some socks that were not working out.

Still have to make the other glove for Dennis

I have not begun the scarf for Ryan. His band is working on a logo and I will make it with the logo once they decided upon it.

Various hats, scarves and mittens.  I want to have some on hand to sell at the CT Sheep Show in the Spring.

Projects on hold.  I'm bored with these!:

A lace scarf out of hand painted Merino.  This is a test project for the business.  I might start to sell this yarn.  Haven't finished it.  Not crazy about the colors.  Maybe I'll make it into socks instead.

Charcoal gray alpaca sweater.  I have misplaced the instructions.  Should be interesting to finish it without them. 

No quilts in progress

 

             
           

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      After I fed the bunnies this morning, Bailey and I took a walk down to the pond and around the roads in the gravel pit.  It was very cold and windy in that open area.  We've been back home for about 30 minutes, and my cheeks are still burning from the cold.  

I did my best to keep her clean and out of the woods.  Dennis gets very upset if his precious Cocker Spaniel gets dirty.  Her paws are slightly muddy as she insisted on a drink of pond water.  A pair of Canada geese are nesting in some greens about 30 feet from the shore of the pond.  They should be safe from predators out there.  Bailey did her usual "BRUFF BRUFF!" at them.  She's sound asleep already.

I finally sent in the payment for space at the CT Sheep Show.  It's on the 28th of this month up in Vernon.  I hope we can still get a spot.  I had been waiting to see how Dennis was with his health.  It's a long, cold day and it will be just the 2 of us again.  We have to do all the packing and unpacking for it.  We had hoped that Ryanne could help us, but she is going on vacation with her parents that week.  Any volunteers out there to help?  It's easier with a third person so we can take turns, go to the bathroom, eat lunch etc.  Do the little things like that.  

I placed a HUGE order with Louet this week.  I had been slacking off because money was tight and I was concerned with Dennis and his health issues.  Our inventory is very low, so I really needed to order just for general business purposes.  I also want to get more Denise and Brittany needles in stock too.  I don't think I'll be ordering any more of the Bartlett yarns.  They don't seem to be popular.  I'd like to bring in a new line, but I'm not sure what to order.  I still have trouble with many companies as they do not support an Internet based business.  They demand a "brick and mortar" business.  I suppose I could claim the bunny barn as my retail space.

We can't do our grocery shopping today as our usual store is closed for Easter.  I hadn't thought of that.  We really don't need much.  We have enough greens for the buns for a few more days.  We did make our trip to the feed store yesterday.  It's a good thing we did as they are closed today also.  It was absolutely packed yesterday!  Why?  It was chick day.  They get their annual shipment of baby chicks for sale.  There was a line to get in the door of the store.  Kids running around screaming.  Yuppie parents hanging out, drinking their lattes.  Absolutely nuts.  These are people that normally would never set foot in a feed store unless they sold designer clothing.  They were all buying up the baby chicks because living in the country, having chickens and fresh eggs is just so quaint.  Poor chicks.  I wonder how many will be dead before the end of the month?

It' starting to cloud up outside.  It's cold enough to snow or a have a very cold rain today.  We'll be staying home.  We don't have much family left to visit on holidays.  LP is going over a relative's house for dinner.  It's a short drive for him.  We used to have him come down here, but he gets lost and easily confused.  He would worry for days about driving here by himself.  We are only about 20 miles away from him, but to him it might as be 200 miles.  

Recently completed projects-most recent first:

A Shetland lace scarf out of baby alpaca spun on Prudence my antique Shaker wheel. Mittens for a woman in my unit made out of bits and pieces of yarn from the stash Mittens for my supervisor out of some Noro I had in the stash.
Mittens for Ryanne to match the Shetland lace scarf out of the softest Merino wool Shetland Lace scarf out of pink angora.  I need to block it as it seems to have grown when I washed it.  It's now about 8' long!  I gave this to Ryanne's mother.  She loves it. A blue and multicolored handspun, multidirectional scarf.  I gave this to Ryanne's father as a combo Christmas & birthday present.
Finished a hat out of multicolored handspun from roving I purchased at Rhinebeck last year.  It's pretty shades of blues and greens.  I made it for the Tamarra the temp that left work and now is in school in NH.  I need to make her some mittens too and I will mail them to her. Finished a Shetland lace scarf in greens & orange hand painted Merino from the NH Sheep show.  It's for Ryanne for Christmas Started and finished a quick multi-directional scarf out of the same green homespun for the other temp at work (Tamarra) who was leaving.  She's going to school in NH so she'll need it.
Knit another hat for Ryanne.  This one larger and out of green homespun.  I added a few stripes of orange to make it the colors of the Irish flag.  She's very Irish.  A blue hat with pink embroidered flowers and beads.  I gave it to another girl at work for her toddler daughter. Little basket weave socks for a toddler.  I gave the to a girl at work for her 18 month old daughter.
A hat for Ryanne out of some blue Merino.  I think it's too small though. A homespun wool scarf in Autumn colors using  a Shetland lace pattern.  It's my first attempt at lace and I'm enjoying it.   Socks.  Two pairs.  One for me and I gave the other to Ryanne.
Made a quick scarf to wear to work out of the recycled silk I purchased on vacation. Ryanne has the green sweater.  I haven't seen it or her for a while.  I have no idea what stage it is at.  She was lengthening the sleeves (I have very short arms) and adding volume to the neck. Socks.  Blue & green variegated yarn.  I gave them to Ryanne
Multidirectional Diagonal scarf out of brown homespun wool and alpaca.  I gave it to Jack the Therapist.  He didn't have a scarf. Finished the never ending cardigan turned vest!  The buttons are sewn on, I just have to make button holes and block it. Pair of mittens for a child.  They are knit out of Blue Wool-Ease from Lion Brand so they will be washable.  I gave them to Chef Dave at work for his little boy Michael.
A multidirectional diagonal scarf for Dennis out of blue homespun wool. A scarf for the scarf swap at our spinning guild made out of a mohair blend I purchased at Rhinebeck and some blue homespun wool. Mittens for the girl who lives down the street made out of brown alpaca and a wool in autumnal colors.
Another hat for my chiropractor's baby out of multicolored acrylic.. Blue mittens to match the scarf for Ryanne  A simple gray winter hat. It's from the Border Leicester fleece that I bought last year.  It's for LP for Christmas. 
A turquoise blue wool and silk blend scarf for Ryanne. Socks out of hand painted wool in lovely muted, "desert" colors.  I inadvertently washed them and the wool felted.  I now have slipper socks. A grass green colored angora & alpaca simple raglan sweater
Hot pink hat for my chiropractor's baby. A cowl from a blend of Cotswold wool and alpaca. A glittery scarf with yarn purchased from Threadbear.
Hat for Dennis of  homespun charcoal gray Corridale wool. An ugly brown sweater for Dennis out of a mix of homespun wools.  He loves it Multicolored socks for me.