August 20, 2005
Yes, it is. From Carol Leigh's Hillcreek Fiber Studio, bought in May at the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival. Very pretty. Very pink. Very cashmere. And Very fine. Too fine, in fact, for the Lily of the Valley shawl...
August 18, 2005
Mermaid's body is done, and the first sleeve is about 1/3 through. I hate sleeves, but this one is more tolerable because it is still knit side to side and uses fun short rows. It's bland because it's just one...
August 16, 2005
Mermaid the First wooed me back once she saw Mermaid the Second getting all the attention. I sadly ripped back about four inches of her beautiful body and reconstructed her, this time with the correct decreases. Needles flying, I progressed...
August 12, 2005
These days I am slightly blurry. I think the events of the past month have caused me to slip from my path and I've been struggling mightily to get back up to the road. Before I left for Ireland my...
August 11, 2005
Thursday mornings are noisy at Happy Holler. It's garbage day. Back in my growing up years, garbage day meant the garbage man drove through the alley and you hardly knew he had been there. But here, garbage day happens three...
August 09, 2005
I found a way to combine the Mermaid with Ireland yesterday. I was sitting around wishing I was motivated to go the the library and pick up a couple of audiobooks but not really wanting to leave the house (see...
August 07, 2005
Ahhhhhhhhhh. The heat has dissipated somewhat, returning to levels in the low 80s rather than the high 90s. Randy is off to Japan. The Ten are off to Alaska. I have a car and a cell phone again. And I...
August 01, 2005
I'll take a brief respite from Ireland photos to indulge in some fiber-related ephemera. But before I do, guess who showed up at my house yesterday? Ladies and gentlemen-- back from Belgium, Israel, Spain, Italy, Holland and other Lands Far...
