Slack!

Ok...I'm the first to admit I'm hideously awful at keeping up with blog posts.

Since last time I have:

Crocheted some flowers for an animated masters project.

Begun crocheting a "thread bear" except its a "thread cat". Am making a number of modifications which has been a bit of a pain......his name is Clawed Monet.....I lost the pattern but have since found it so hopefully his entry into this world will not be delayed too long. Size 8 pearle cotton. He will stand about 3 inches tall when finished.

I have also been spinning up a storm. I have/had a small mountain of fine merino tops. Some hand dyed some not, that I've been wanting to use up for some time now. I saw a beautiful crocheted afghan a while ago and it has been in my mind ever since. So the tops are now being spun for a similar afghan. I started off spinning these:

But they have since been added to with some hand spun in greens/aquas, and, some hand spun in hot pinks, oranges and yellows plyed with a copper lurex thread. I'll post photos later when I have some time to take them. I was wanting something dark, but not black, to go into the mix as a bit of a foil for the bright colours so I raided my stash and dyed some country cleckheaton 8ply in a really glorious indigo blue. The more I'm getting into this project the more exciting I'm finding it.

I have been doing some gardening......its .about time.....and now that we are now heading into the berry and stone fruit season I am getting organised to make a heap of jams, preserves, cordials, and, sparkling drinks......I really must get my tomatoes planted. I have a killer recipe for a spicy tomato chutney.

Oh and I have begun knitting the Icarus shawl from my hand spun silk (see my earlier eucalyptus silk post).

sigh I have soooo much to do and time is escaping me.....will be back when I can.

ETA..a pic of some of the other hand spun that I'll be using in the crocheted afghan.