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I have decided to finish a baby blanket that I started a while back. I stopped when I ran out of pink yarn and couldn't match or buy any more. It is now a multi-coloured blanket that is starting to look rather pretty.

I have a lovely yellow that I purchased today to add to it.

Finally finished and modelled here by two lovely ladies

Margaret on the left and Anne on the right

It is so fluffy and soft, it feels like a cloud.

I used my Vintage Red Cedar Leather Backed carders with paired teeth and nearly riped my arms out. A wonderful lady in England advised me that these were awful to use, but I decided to try any way seeing they were my only option.  Well I am saving up for a new set of carders because these really are awful to use and I nearly ripped my arms out of their sockets, so did DH.

Funky fun with colours and words.

You put in a url, either your own or someone elses, it takes random words weights them and puts them into a random pattern. The more the word is used the larger the font, yada yada yada. You can select direction, language, colours and much more. Fun little tool.

It's called Wordle

Both Miss 6 and I enjoy on occassions Cruskits for a snack. I purchased a new box yesterday to fill our container. Imagine how surprised I was to open the box and find less.  The cruskit on the left came from a packet that was purchased about 5 weeks ago.

The cruskit on the right was purchased yesterday.  This is not the first time I have noticed shrinkage, so I thought I would document it this time. Soon we will need to be slicing cherry tomatoes to top our bickies.

Well today I was able to start washing some of the angora that I was given. It is a long process and needs to be done in definate steps.

Step 1. In very hot water (so hot you can just bare to put your hand in) soak the mohair for a few hours, but do not let the water go completely cold. This is to loosen the dirt trapped in the fleece.

Step 2. Gently remove mohair from the water and drain. I used tule to reduce the amount that I needed to handle the mohair. Too much agitation or rubbing of the mohair will cause it to felt.

Step 3. Fill the container/tub/sink/bath with very hot water again and this time add detergent. You can use dish washing detergent as this helps to remove the grease and body fats from the goat. Resubmerge the mohair into the water and leave to soak for no more than an hour..

Step 4. Simple repeat step number 3.

This is the water after one wash.When tipped out there was alot of dirt and bits of vegetation in the bottom.

I purchased some 1 ply yarns a few months ago to make a multi-coloured bag.

The problem I came across was plying it, and by hand that was a nightmare. Now that I have my spinning wheel that feat is no more. Last night I sat happily plying away. I was surprised at how comfortable I felt.

Still a long way to go to get an even ply, but Rome wasn't built in a day.

I am such a lucky girl. Apart from the fact I now have an Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel, I have been given 4 garbage bags of Angora Fleece.  Hopefully you will see some lovely items popping up here real soon made out of what I have spun myself.

I finally glued the gem stones onto the hat this evening. It looks so pretty.

The photos do not do it justice at all.

I am available to purchase in my eBay Listings

I loved this little fellow as soon as I saw him. Unfortunately the pattern was in the states and my budget didn't stretch that far, so I took a swing at it.  This is the end result. I  would do it a little differently next time, just to make it easier. Heel biters 1, 2 & 3 are arguing for possession. He is a face cloth / washer. I forgot to mention that he is a pocket to put a small adult or childs hand inside. Like a glove.

-:  Scrub-a-dub-dub  :-