We got the swatch pattern today!!

We got the Swatch pattern for the Mysticlight KAL today. I think it will be hard. Atleast for me. I have never knitted from a chart before. I am trying it now and think I love the yarn I finally settled on. I bought three different yarns before I settled on this one. I like the sparkles. I hope
you can see them in the pictures.

This is a close up of the yarn. I call it "Stary Stary Night" I think it will make a pretty shawl. Now if I can just do it. I' working on it now and I already messed up the cable. I haven't done much of that either. I am really stretching on this one. I know I will learn alot and that's what it's all about. Right? I'll post a picture of the swatch when I get done. Probably tomorrow.

Guess I won't get much else done while I am working on this one. It takes consentration and I am not good at that. I might have to spin just to relax. Better go spin now!!!

Spin on......................................Sheena

Back to Reality (Shucks)

Well, we are back home. I always have mixed feelings about coming home. Sometimes I like living in a fantasy world. Coming home to reality is hard. I really do miss my house and all my classes and friends and like the feeling of coming home, but it was so nice and warm in Las Vegas and it is very cold here. Spring comes early to the Desert. There were lots of wild flowers on the hills on the way home. Very pretty. After all the rain the hill sides are green. This is the best time of year for this area. The rest of the year we are pretty brown. I took this picture from the freeway while moving. Turned out pretty good, but still doesn't do it justice.




I almost finished a pair of socks on the trip and am trying to make myself finish before I start anything new. It is so hard to do. I usually have new ideas and want to start another thing before I am finished.

Today I had a meeting in Del Mar to get ready for the 2008 San Diego County Fair. It was a meeting for the Demonstrators and was a great kick off for this year. I always start getting excited about the fair when we start meeting with the people who will be involved. This years theme is "Summer of Sports" It will be great fun.

After the meeting I followed our secretary to a yarn shop in Encinitas. I had never been there before and probably shouldn't have gone today. I did find some really pretty yarn to use for the Mystic Light KAL to start later this month. This will be my first and I am not quite sure what to expect. I am going to try it anyway. I haven't knitted much lace and have never followed a chart before, so it will be challenging. The colors most people are choosing has somthing to do with fire. I didn't understand that before so I have chosen something glittery and smokey grey because it is something I think I will use. I'm going to use it anyway because I like it. I'll have to take a picture of the yarn.


Well, spring has sprung at my house. My daffodils were all in bloom when I got home.

Spin on........................................Sheena

Off for some R&R

We are going to Las Vegas today. I am really looking forward to getting away with my hubby. We both need a change of scenery and some down time. He works pretty hard all the time and can't seem to take it easy ever. When we get away from here he totally changes. I also love to eat out and stay in hotels. The party started and I'm invited!!!

We've had one storm after another lately with lots of rain. I took some pictures of the sunset just before the storm came in Saturday night (2/23) and the clouds were beautiful. This is my view from the front door.

Well we're off.

Spin on...........................Sheena

Some Real Beauties!!!

I got a new camera for my anniversary. I finally tried to get some pictures into my computer, and am so excited. It worked!

This is Freckles. She is a Columbia. She turns two years old this March. She has awesome wool.


I am spinning her wool from last year and it is beautiful. I hope to make a sweater. I will leave it white this time, and maybe dye it next time. It is so soft and wonderful.

This is Isabella. She is a Columbia also, but is just turning 1 year old in March. She was a bottle baby and is very sweet and tame. I just love the face of the Columbia, and their wool is pretty nice also. I am going to shear them in April and can't wait. Their wool is so luscious I can't stand it. This will be Isabella's first shearing, and Freckles second.

This is the pin drafted roving I am spinning from Freckles.

I had it processed at Morro Fleece Works. They are my favorite. I love the way they send it all back in great coils of fluff!

This is the yarn I am spinning out of the above roving. Isn't it gorgeous? It is soft a fluffy too. I will show you the yarn after I ply it. I have about 33 ounces left to spin. I hope that is enough for a sweater.

Back to spinning!

Spin on....................................Sheena

New Adventure

I have signed up to participate in a KAL. I have never done that before. It is a shawl KAL. I have not knitted much lace so this is a real adventure. It is MysticlightKAL@yahoogroups.com
We don't really start until the end of March. I haven't chosen my yarn yet, but am busy looking. Some of the yarn I have found was wonderful, but I am waiting to hear from a friend in Colorado who dies yarn to see is she will sell me some of hers. I have plenty of time, so no hurry. I'm very excited about this. I hope I can do it. I will get help from some of my knitting friends if I have trouble.

I finished the Icelandic in class today and even got it plyed. It turned out alot like the lincoln I have spun, but much softer. It is over died in blues and grees. I think I will use it in a bag. There are only 4 ounces so can't really do much else.

We set up our new computer desk and it is going to take some getting use to. I like the cabinet, but it doesn't seem like a computer desk to me. In the store they had it set up as one, but I'm not that comfortable. Oh well, I will give it a chance.

Tomorrow is Valentines day and my wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary to me !

Spin on..............................................Sheena

Great Day with a Great Lady

Today was the first day of a two day seminar for Machine Knitting. The Lady was Maryanne Oger. She is so cool. After all she is from Canada. She did some really amazing things. She takes Machine Knitting to the next level. We always are trying to make things easy and in a hurry. She adds the little touches that make things really classy. I enjoyed the day so much.

Tomorrow we will meet from 10:00 to 6:00. Great fun. I hope my brain can hold some more info. Today I felt like I was in overload mode. I did buy a couple of her books so I can try to make a couple of her things. She uses yummy yarn and lots of texture. I hope this inspiration will last atleast until I get something new knitted.

I have been making more hats to send to the Kansas Kids. I have to hurry so they can get them while it is still cold. I also am spinning some Morino to make a felted bag.

Spin on ..........................Sheena

A Very Busy Week

This week has flown by. I went to my machine knitting class on Monday with my felted clogs. They were halarious!! They look like they were made for Big Foot. I came home and felted them again and now they look like maybe a human Man could wear them. I think I will send them to my son. He has big feet and might wear them. After all it is very cold in Kansas. I imediately started another pair for me. Now I am trying the woman's Med. Because my yarn is so bulky it is making them turn out big. The pattern calls for double stands of wool yarn. I made mine with one strand of my hand spun yarn. They turn out way bigger because my yarn is very bulky. I'll find one that will fit me. It is mostly trial and error, but that's ok I have lots of yarn.

This was the last day of my Basket class. I sure wish I could figure out how to down load pictures from my camera so I could put some pictures on my blog. Won't be long, I am reading all the books that came with it and will figure it out soon. My Basket is beautiful and it has three baskets in a set. Turned out very nice. Next semester I won't be able to take the class because I will go to work before the class ends. Oh well, I am ready to take it easy.

Next two Mondays we will not have a class in Machine Knitting. Having Monday classes sure is a drag. All the Monday Holidays interfere. Oh well, I can knit all day instead.

This weekend I have a Knitting Seminar to go to. Can't wait. I have missed the last three that our guild has put on. This one will be really good. The Lady is from Canada and her name is Maryanne Orger. She publishes a Machine knitting Magazine and is a great designer. I'm looking forward to all the new ideas she will bring to us.

In Spinning class we are trying different kinds of wool each week. This week we have Lincoln (from my sheep) and some shetland. I worked on some morino I have from my fiber club and plan on trying to Navojo ply it. This is something I have been trying to practise.

Spin on.................................Sheena