Thesockladyspins

Bought 3 skeins (plus one free) from Lynne Anderson from westcoastcolourandcarding.com all colours I was out of, nice stuff 75%superwash merino and 25% nylon, perfect blend for socks. Spinning another bobbin of the pinky magenta In between spinning am continuing plying bobbins 3 and 4 of the multi coloured stuff. I was hoping for fingering weight but am guessing its closer to sport weight. The good food box was ready for pick up Thursday , since I was getting low on fruit and veggies went out to gather it up, first time driving to Tatla since mid February. Was pleased to find I still remembered how to drive. Grapes, apples, bananas, tomatoes, romaine. broccoli, zucchini, onions, potatoes, green onions, two beautiful red peppers, and garlic. Will have a stir fry tonight for supper. Even was able to buy some oranges at the store. My yard is now completely bare no snow anywhere and can even see a bit of green showing up, hardly any snow left along the ro...

Back to my normal life. Spinning every morning and several other times during the day, feels so good to be able spin again. The fibre is a superwash merino-nylon mix lovely stuff to spin. Long range plans for this batch will be socks, adding light gray and white for the patterns. Even cooked last nights supper, just a simple tuna noodle casserole, enuff for tonight's supper as well. I finally caved and got the lifeline thingie, wear around my neck and its waterproof so can leave it on in the shower. Single button to push if I ever fall again, help called to clinic in Tatla Lake.

The yarn I was spinning before the “fall” is finally all skeined and yesterday washed to set the twist. The top two bobbins, ended up with 950 yards of almost sock weight yarn.  Here are the 5 skeins hanging over the furnace in living room. Almost dry after hanging all day yesterday and all night.  The 3 skeins of white are for the second sock for crayon challenge, enuff there to make something else as well and now with lots of time until fall Desert Mesa will add to my show and tell. Then feeling the need to try spinning I got out some merino-nylon from Mary-anne Smith and gave it a go, so glad my fingers didn't forget. Felt so good to be able to spin again. Think I am as close to normal as I will ever be, glad to be back working (playing) in wool room.

Fell March 1 and then ended up in the hospital on the 4th, nothing broken they said it was deep tissue bruising. But for just over a week I couldn't even swing my feet up into the hosp. bed, then when things were sorta looking up diagnosed with a pretty nasty stain of the flu, so much so they moved me in a private room with isolation in place. Came home on the 17th, making room for Covid19 patients, none yet that I know of. Was pretty weak when first home, gaining strength every day. And finally picked up my knitting. Planned on finished everything on my needles, first was the sock for the crayon challenge, even tho Desert Mesa was cancelled I had to finish the sock. Then the blue Monsters for a friend in So Calif. Same colours just in different places will get them mailed staying home restrictions are lifted. Last pair are for M (8 years old) in Pritchard, they have been on the needles since early January, wild and crazies. All things considered I am doing OK here...

At last Falls Desert Mesa we had a crayon challenge to be resolved at spring 2020 weekend. Reached into a box and picked 3 crayon colours (sight unseen), my three colours were carnation pink, forest green and magenta. Didn't do to bad with the green and magenta but the pink was a real challenge, 3 go rounds later and still not happy with the pink I ended up with, but at this point it'll have to do. Have been spinning odds and sods lately, 3 bobbins done of the lil bits of scraps done and fourth within 15 minutes of being done. Pix is the first two bobbins. Next batch I still added the red about every fourth colour change and in between every other colour was a wool silk mix. Looking forward to plying and to see what I end up with. In between knitting on the crayon challenge I've been working on the bluesy-green pair of Monstersocks. Had started them before I finished the dyeing for the challenge. 2nd sock is down past the heel, they will be going to Calif to K.L. Will...

During the arctic outflow conditions January 12 thru the 18th I finally wore the handspun socks I made for the Sock Summit 2009. Had thought I would just keep them as a long ago memory but when temps hit into the 30° below zero F range decided warm feet were far more important than memories. Will wash in Eucalan and put away for another brutal arctic blast. Friends Gail Dickson, Val Saadatmandi and Vicki Robinson met at St Distaff spinning day in Monroe, WA., and that day they all had on socks that I had made. Very much liked seeing the pix. Vicki in the orangerinos, Gail in the hot pink and Val in the multi colored with black stripes. The current socks are for Jean in Oregon, first sock is finished, second sock almost to the heel, she wanted identical, knew that was going to be a chore for me, came close. After starting last pattern sequence I discovered that I was missing two rows in pattern number four. Would have been close to 20 rows to go back with sometimes four colours in...

Supposed to be warming up over the next couple of days, with frozen water lines I can't wait. A mere -31°C (24° below zero F) this morning at 7:30am. I had furnace in the main part of the house running all night, and small heater in wool room set to 70° F. Sky right now clear so once sun comes over east mountains the passive solar heat should kick in gear (big windows facing south). When Puntzi hit -48.5 it was the 8th coldest spot in the world. I am lived here 45 years and have never seen temps this cold, now nearly a week. 1st sock for Jean well past heel, shall knit on it for a good part of the day while watching MSNBC impeachment news. Made a 13 x 9 pan of chicken with rice last night, so today will freeze half and still have enuff for tonight and tomorrow.