Thesockladyspins

Last Friday we got blasted by winter 10+ inches of snow, then followed by arctic air on Saturday and Sunday -17*C  Sat. and -19°C on Sunday, then boom it was over last night was +6°C (well above freezing). Now after the higher temps snow is about half gone. And forecast for the next three days are for rain and above freezing temps. Only in the Chilcotin is the weather a crap shoot. But good weather for knitting and spinning. Finished the socks for 10 year old Miss M, she is prolly close to a 5.5 or 6 shoe size. Pretty big feet for a 10 year old. Next spinning project will be the bag of mixed odds and sods, all pieces from 6 " to nearly a foot. Various blends some with silk and some just wool. Have had this bag for 6 weeks and have been anxious to get into it. Not much else new and excitingly different in my wild mountain valley.

 The selling dealer for my wool room stove is not at all willing to help me find the thermo couple I need to get stove working again, they just told me to buy a new stove, I don't think so, not from them any way. Meanwhile called distributor of stove in Vancouver, am hoping they will be able to figure out a way to get me the part. Then the big hassle of finding someone to install same.  Finished first sock for Maela (10), liking it, so much that I got out all the small variegated balls of yarn I could find, will add to the queue a pair (maybe for me) using just variegated yarn. But first have to do 2nd sock for M, then have WIP, blue Monstersocks, red, purple and orange Monstersocks and a pair of Fatties (knit with two strands of fingering weight yarn). Also in the queue are a pair of handspun wool and silk socks for me (not started yet).   -6°C (22°F) this morning, ever so glad I flipped the down comforter on my bed. Its supposed to be a good one from LL Bean but the do...

 Sock stuff.  Have 3 pair on the go right now, one with reds, oranges, purples, wip. Then blueish monsters, and a pair for M maybe. Last pix socks for Eli.      Work up this morning to the ground all white, not much just a good skiff. But its just started up again, looking like a cross between snow and rain. I'm about as ready as I can be, snow tires on the car, shovel ready at the back door, ice cleats on my boots, all that's remaining is to get the ice spike on my cane. Now its changed to just snow.   When I don't update my blog prolly because I've got nothing to write about, just another boring day in paradise. But I'm doing well, feel really good.