Catching Up

Where does the time go? It seems like every time I make a post, I think that I’ll be caught up and stay on top of it, but then something always seems to happen and suddenly it’s 2 weeks since I’ve posted. I know it doesn’t make for very exciting reading.
So what’s been going on? Well, I’ve been practicing my spinning a bit. This is only the 3rd roving I’ve spun, and I’m pretty sure it’s almost a fingering weight. I’m pretty proud of it and think it came out really nice. It’s a 2-ply, and I used Fleece Artist roving. I forgot to count the wraps on my niddy noddy, so I’m only guessing at the yardage, but I think it’s about – not bad for 4 oz. of fiber.


I also finally finished the Uptown Boot Socks, and I’m almost done with a pair of plain stockinette socks that I started at the Spring Fling. They’re knit in Hazel Knits – I think the colorway is Olympic Rainforest – I’ve misplaced the ball band.


Last weekend was the Marshfield Fiber Fair, and this was my 3rd year to go. I found it to be a lot more fun this year because we had such a large group from Knit Together there – Kate, Brianne, Angie, Ester, Christa, Ginger, and Sarah – and since I started spinning, I was more interested in all the fiber booths. I had no idea there were so many alpaca ranches in southwest Missouri!
So now it’s a 3-day weekend, and I’m trying to catch up on laundry, cleaning the house, and Robert and I are doing a major landscaping project in the back yard. Since we went to Italy in March, it’s not likely we’ll take another week-long vacation until fall or winter, so we at least want to have a nice place to relax while we’re home.
I’ll try really hard not to wait so long between posts again, but no promises. Life happens, you know?