Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Mish-mash-mosh

We're scurrying around with last-minute preparations before family arrives for a couple days, so my time and thoughts are a bit scattered. (Staying up to watch the lunar eclipse didn't help matters.) In keeping with that, I thought I'd share a mish-mash of photos that haven't been posted before.

Awaiting the high point of his day - breakfast!

Interrupting the high point of their day - the sunflower buffet.

Girls growing up and using the perch.

This would work as a perch, too, but it is what I have to do to use my dryer until we get the broken door latch replaced.

Frost crystals casting shadows on a leaf (click to biggify).

A cozy winter to you from . . .

Monday, December 20, 2010

Sweaters for all!

Mini-sweater #2 is ready for sleeves; would have finished it in a day but had to make bread (for us) and cookies (for a cookie exchange) last night. The sleeves will probably be lavender; the color changes aren't working out as perfectly as they did for mini-sweater #1. But I do like the neck better.

In the meantime I got to thinking how nice it would be to have wee sweaters in natural colors from each of my sheep on my Christmas tree next year - you know, until I finally get around to making myself that natural-colors Fair Isle cardigan from my own little Shetlands. I could top-stitch the name of the wool donor across the chest in a contrasting color, maybe even in red or green to "jingle it up" a little.

Whatcha think, Bronwen?

Just call me "sheepmademedoit" (my Ravelry name) at . . .

Sunday, December 19, 2010

A new sweater in record time!

It knit up so fast, in fact, that I may get a few more done by Christmas!







Heh. (Done the Magic Loop way; weighs six grams.)

Using up remnants at . . .

Friday, December 17, 2010

My photography assistant...

...is the sun. I realized yesterday that I am ever so much more inspired to hang out with the critters and take pictures when the sun is shining; imagine that! I decided to save the following photos of Katie (whose belly already seems to be bulging; only 11 weeks until lambing!) for their own post today. She is so photogenic!


Heading into another busy weekend at . . .