Scarf done!

The scarf I have been knitting for Chris is finally done! Double knit Argyle pattern, looking nice. Also some spun yarn from Blue Faced Leicester sheep, dyed by me for nålbound mittens in blue-brown. And finally the one-ply yarn I spun during Tour the Fleece 2010 now plied with a brown linnen tow yarn. Like it a lot.

Today -24C, cold. The dog will not do his business in the backyard, so I just have to bundle up and dare the cold. He has a nice winter coat, so he doesn't care about the cold. We have a lot of snow, and supposedly will get a little more over the weekend. But still cold. I'm just a little nervous for when spring comes and all the snow melts. Hopefully none of it will find its way into my basement.

Chris will be over tonight, and we might head over to Heather tomorrow for a spin-in/knit-in. The hot-tub will be available, if one dare to go out in the cold. Otherwise no big plans for the weekend.

I have been busy making wool batts for handspinning and Malla's Magical Skin Cream. Also dying much of the wool that I put into my batts. The goal is to have a good inventory for Shepherd's Harvest on Mother's Day weekend in May. My friend Renee and I are going to have a booth, and hopefully, our friend John is joining us with his wonderful spindles.

You can see some of my projects at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58207869@N04/?find=fiberlover1%40gmail.com

Otherwise, it's cold and a lot of snow in Minnesota right now. And I think we are supposed to get more snow tomorrow. Just don't know where to put it, the piles are high already. And I don't want to think about what's going to happen when all that snow melts! I'm very glad I added insulation to my add attic. My heating bill would have been enormous otherwise.