Roving and Plans

Finally Spun Up.

I've been really busy.:o) Tonight I'll ply this and try to get pictures of the yarn tomorrow. I think I'm going to make this into a cowl or scarf for me. I still have a few ounces of roving left over. I have a fairy mobile in my head that I think would be beautiful in this colorway.

That might be a nice Imbolc or Valentine's Day suprise for the children.

Since I won't be able to use the farm to run with my agritourism ideas I had to come up with a different way to go.

I chose massage therapy. I've worked with this modality on a few different occasions. I searched and found a school that I LOVE in Wichita Falls and I start Monday morning. The people there are very much my kind of people. The owners have bees and llamas. They are both herbalists. They believe in Holistic methods, and they've been involved with some of the longest running Clinics in Texas. I loved everything they had to say. It was a true breath of fresh air after the attitudes and misconceptions that I ran into at all of the other schools I looked into.

I also only have to go three days a week for the first half of it. That's nice because it will give me ample time to adjust us to this schedule. Kiska is the only one who will be in daycare. I will be taking Ronan just to see what he thinks. I got very lucky and the Comanche Nation reopened the daycare here in my small town and they have revamped it to a place that I can feel comfortable leaving my children.

It isn't Steiner inspired, but at least it isn't for long. I always forget how jarring the colors, sounds, and smells are in your standard daycare. It is still hard to get over. It feels so institutional.

I know. I'm spoiled and picky...lol. But at least I found a place that I can tolerate. I will be finished in mid August and then I should be able to either work out of my home or at least be able to dictate my own schedule.

It doesn't hurt that Healing is something I love.

Prom Corsage predrafted

The predrafted roving that's just begging for the wheel.

The soft wooly mound of goodness.

More Roving

Merino/Bamboo Roving from Perchance To Spin.

I have no idea what I'm going to make with this, but it's beautiful. So soft. I love this colorway. This is one that I will just set on the mantle and sigh over every time I see it. It's so pretty I don't want to spin it. But I must spin it because it's so pretty.

I suppose that I should happy that this is about as bad as my Catch 22's get.

Rainbow Roving and Other Projects

Rainbow Merino/Silk roving from Perchance To Spin.

This roving is even more amazing in person that it looks. I am still torn about what I want to do with it. Part of me wants to spin for gradient, part wants to ply and let the colors fall where they will. I almost want to use it to make a fairy mobile, but the softness makes that seem like a true sin.:o) This is the colorway I've been looking for.

An experiment.

I am using this leftover bit to see if I can come up with something similar to waldorfmama's amazing little nature table doll. I've never tried to recreate from scratch before, so it should be interesting. I've decided that if I can't wing it then I will use the knitted doll pattern I have in one of my books and make it smaller. I'm enjoying this confidence that I feel building. I almost feel like an official crafter.:o) Then I look at this.

My latest folly.

I wanted to make sweet simple little Tomtens for the Bits of Goodness Swap. They are giving me trouble. I think I'm going to have to start over and use a pipe cleaner frame and figure out how to help him stand up on his feet. Or maybe turn him into an ornament. Or I might just scrap this project and make either angels or window stars. I really need to figure it out though because the ship date is going to creep up on me.

At least I have a lot to keep my hands busy.