This week I was able to keep my pledge to Craft or Bust: I started a new yarn with the help of this wonderful COLORBombIts Kit custom made by the ever colorful Ms Velma. Now I am also a COLORBOMBer in the Ravelympics, an annual fun event on Ravelry. My challenge is to spin a fabulous yarn from all these gorgeous goodies combined with my own hand dyed cormo and firestar roving. Yesterday, I spun a thick and thin single with the cormo roving. Another single will be made with the goodies wrapped and coiled around it. These will then be plied to create a bulky yarn that will be knit up into a thick cowl during the Olympics. Fun!
This week's farm picture:
The Elaine, Aurora and Meriwether looking for breakfast after a night of snow. "Good thing we have these wooly coats on Mom and what's keeping you? "
What was your week like?
Can't wait to see your yarn! I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteHi Luna! Love, love, LOVE the combo of your singles with your new BOMBits kit!! Glad to have you as part of our Team. Go, Team, GO!
ReplyDeleteCutie-patootie sheep, too. :)
Thanks Kelly, they are some of favorites, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks, Ms Velma for the creating such a fab miz of colors and textures. I can't wait to see what I spin up either!
I love the colors in that kit and can't wait to see the yarn and cowl when you're done! I also love the photos of your wooly guys. It is my sincerest wish to have some land and a small flock someday soon. Maybe you'll be up for me "picking your brain" for tips?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jill. And I'm always happy to help with getting started with sheep or anything else.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo! And beautiful sheep! It's funny, the sheep around my area just don't seem to have very wooly coats this year. Does that have something to do with having a mild (not so cold) winter?
ReplyDeleteYou asked about my small photos lining up on my blog - I use a program called Windows Live Writer. It's a free download. What I do is insert a table, and then put my photos into the cell spaces of the table.
Thanks for the kind words and photo tip, Christina!
ReplyDeleteBeautiftul colors! Cant wait to visit the farm again someday. Please let me know detailed info about any classes or workshop you are planning. I have a friend that would be very interested in coming over for a beginning spinning workshope if one was offered before her gardening starts. She has a home business Gardener Girl.
ReplyDeleteHey Luna, sorry it has taken me so long to check out your blog. The page looks as beautiful as your artwork :). I have started to draw a few things for you. I can't wait till your shop opens. Congratulations and three cheers to all your hard work.
ReplyDelete-Karen
PS. I am a woman of color, it is the essence of life and I am glad you are too. The pink and orange colorbombits kit is gorgeous.