I just counted and I have 6 pairs of socks going. Only six. Don’t look like that. It’s really not that many. Really! I had seven, just finished one. I have three that I am doing out of  handspun from three different fleeces. I have Junes sock sample for the Calendar Colorway, I have a cotton sock (super cute, easy pattern for summer) and two that are cables and lace. See it’s really not that big a deal and like I said I just finished one. The sad thing is that I will probably have all of these done in no time and then I just have to keep finding more patterns. For the most part I use KPS #216. It’s my basic go to. Love the heal, love the way it is written and I’ve probably knitted 100 pair or more! LOVE SOCKS!!!!! REALLY LOVE TO KNIT SOCKS!!!

Ahem…. Sorry about that. It got a little weird there for a minute.

I have registered for Sock Summit. I may closed for a short 3 day period so I can attend. I can’t sign up for classes because I don’t know when I’ll arrive but I’m going to the market to talk to sock yarn vendors. My business cards are going to be handed out like crazy. I want all the coolest yarn in my shop for you guys. LOVE SOCKS!!! REALLY LOVE TO KNIT  SOCKS!!!!!!!

Ahem…. sorry again. There is just something about those wonderful one skein socks that just set my heart a twitter! Oh Sock Summit is on Twitter too!!!!  Isn’t that cool. To bad I don’t twitter. I may have to start! NOW!!!

If anyone tries to do an intervention I’m gonna tie them up in sock yarn and then take my time knitting them out of the restraints!

I thought an appropriate blog posting after all the baby lamb pictures would be to show you the end result …

This is a small sample of the Romney fleeces I bought. I actually have one more that is variegated and quite beautiful. I normally would have spun this fleece in worsted weight but I decided to try fingering weight and it really did well. And yes.. there will be socks in their future!

Really, really beautiful fleeces!

AWWWWWW!!!

Went to Harvey Farms to see the lambs! I’m not going to say to much.

Pictures are really worth 1000 words!

This lamb was born right in front of us. It was pretty cold so Anna is taking the lamb to the barn, showing Mom the whole way where her baby is. She's a good Momma!

This little guy got separated from his Mom so we helped him out.

Everyone loves the babies

Just wanted to let folks know that the shopping portion of my web site is getting closer to fruition. Keep checking in!

I now carry needles from 7 different companies. I as a business owner have been evaluating if I really need that many needles and I answered honestly..yes.

I was and still am an Addi girl. I thought I really never needed any other needle but the more I knit, the more techniques I learn, the more needles I try, the more yarn I touch and work with, I realized I can be an even better knitter with just  the right tool.

For the most part I turn to an Addi for circulars and I have always used bamboo for my dpn’s. But now I use other brands of circulars depending on the fiber I’m working with. I have found that the slipperier the fiber like Malabrigo lace or cashmere I prefer my wooden Lantern Moon circular needles or even Clover bamboo. I like the Lantern Moon a bit more because they swivel. Yep, no crazy fighting with your cord. These always self adjust. Now that being said the join is more obvious because of the swivel effect but I weigh the swivel against the join and I can deal with a slightly more noticeable join.

If I’m working with a standard wool product and I’m production knitting I like my Addi lace needles. Definitely LACE needles. I like having that sharp tip for accuracy.

If I’m on dpn’s my new love is Kollage Square Needles. These needles ROCK! I have always been a loose knitter and these needles have solved a huge problem. I went down to 0000 needles, that’s quad 0′s to tighten up and it still didn’t work. I love these dpn’s. They also had a circular with a cord that was like wet spaghetti. I thought it was horrible. There are some folks who love it but I wasn’t sold. Now they have a new stiffer cord that works great. Now, again, the join is an issue. But do I love the square enough to deal with the join…YES! I use these for socks on 2 circs. They work really really well and I have just started adding them to my line up at the shop.

So I realized there are many needles and many kinds of yarn. Finding the happy place for both makes my knitting even more enjoyable and I produce a better project. I wonder how many people have stopped knitting because they were just unaware of how their needles worked with the yarn they started with. I hope they liked it enough to try again and that a friendly, more experienced knitter can guide them to that happy place of needles and yarn.

I hope this helps you not feel so bad for having SOOOO many needles. The yarn will come and go, the needles are forever!

This is happy yarn!

This is happy yarn because it’s handspun!! I have been power knitting for months and months and I have MISSED spinning. I just didn’t feel like I had the time. BUT, finally I needed to spin. I needed my fiber! I spun 4 oz. and then dyed it and I couldn’t hardly wait to knit. It’s soft and fluffy and makes my heart sing! The smell of the fiber the quiet woosh of my wheel and the feel of the wool in my hands has made me happy. So, I give you happy yarn!

I love seeing my tiny lofty stitches! I love that all of this came from my hand. That I made the yarn and then knitted.t the socks that will be on my feet. There is just something so grounding about this process!

I LOVE SPINNING!

With February’s color not being so great, this color is really fun and a nice pattern to boot!

This is Hogan. My beautiful Saint that passed away last year.

This is Rocky. Our new family member from Saint Bernard Rescue.

Do you believe in reincarnation?? LOL

This is what happens when you live in the mountains!

So the fence in the top right hand side of the picture is five feet tall. The gate at the bottom is also five feet tall. Umm Houston we have a problem.

This is the kennel. Have to have a spot for the Saints to take care of business.

This is one of the little habitrails we have created to get to the kennel.

Thing boys are loving it!