Blueball Mountain Spindle & Needleworks......1.0

Not being a techie literate person, I dread going into codes and languages that are not Roman based.  So I took Sister Diane's Blog Tune Up Workshop ( http://www.craftypod.com/2010/01/06/its-coming-the-next-craft-blog-tune-up-class/ )to get a little hand holding while I revamped the old blog.  Remember that was one of my major goals for the Year and part of my Craft or Bust Pledge too.  I think I've burned my retinas out by looking at a gazillion blogs, websites and tutorials but I was gently led through the process by the incredible group also in the class.  Being the careful (read obsessive) person that I am, I've changed things so many times that I missed the deadline.  I'm one day late but here at last is the new header...for now.  There are still halfa gazillion tweeks left to do on it but I thought I would aire out to the public.  Another great concept from Sister Di is The Power of 1.0.  This will be revised. But for now....it's out there. I would love opinions and ideas!  Share!

 

A little yarn candy....we all need it, right?

Ravelympics - Craft or Bust

 

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?