Sheepy story lines

Like mother...

...like daughter

...like auntie!
That's "gully love."

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What's that?

Barrister the brave.

Object of curiousity.

Later; Katie spots the "predator."

Oreo exits right.

That's it for today from . . .

Maia on me

If you click on the second photo to biggify, you can see the beads. That's as good as I could get for now.

Gloomy news

I guess it fits the date, the weather and the current economy. Yesterday I learned that Woodland Woolworks is closing its doors soon. Many people know WW through its catalogs; I know it because it is my LYS/LSS (local yarn store/local spinning store). It was there I purchased my first wheel and so many other fiber-related goodies. Diane and the ladies who work for her are such a friendly and helpful bunch; I always looked forward to seeing them at Black Sheep Gathering and Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival as well as in the store when I could make it out to first Carlton and more recently Yamhill. My heart breaks for all of them; the closing of WW will be the end of an era and the end of a dream. I will be stopping by before the end of the month for good-bye hugs all around.

Yes, there is beauty even when things are gloomy. It's gotten foggier since I took this photo at morning chore time. Drip, drip, drip.

That's it for now from . . .

Traits to admire

Designer Romi Hill has such talent (and style!). First, I fell in love with Romi's shawl pins. I showed great restraint there and only have the little ram pin, because I have no shawls. Her pre-release sale of the ebook "7 Small Shawls to Knit" was the banana peel of my surrender to the shawls themselves; my first project from that book is finally blocking. Here is Maia, finished but unblocked:

And here she is
under the control of my new blocking wires and pins. (I opted for points instead of an even edge.)

I found these on eBay, but the seller (who is now a "friend" on Ravelry) also has an Etsy shop. I am really impressed with the set - as well as the seller's excellent communication and fast shipping.

When Romi unveiled a shawl design to be sold as a fundraiser for the crisis in Japan, the combination of her incredible talent with such generosity and compassion did me in. The pattern is purchased and printed, and I found the perfect yarn in my stash - a soft, silky/shiny bright burgundy "mystery yarn" that drapes like nobody's business (I think it's rayon). Here is the swatch (oops; the back side):

Sakaki will be my "after Brian's bedtime project," at least until I'm well underway. For "anywhere knitting," I have the Lanesplitter skirt:
I am well into the second skein of yarn, and am probably close to halfway done. The colors remind me of the hues in this photo of lilac buds:
(Photo taken on a MUCH drier day!)

That's it for now from . . .