We did some shopping in Portland... I would have to recommend Northwest Wools and For Yarn's Sake! Ritual Dyes was also awesome; they do a lot of their own dyeing (not exclusively) and I came home with enough of their house-dyed linen for a goregous summer top.
What exactly have I been working on?
- I spent this morning cleaning out the mosaic studio and am working towards the next step towards finishing it. That was especially good because I may be looking at glass tomorrow on an expedition to see my sister.
- I finished the front and back of the Dan Doh Lily sweater; I'll need to blocks those before I can sew them together and pick up and knit the sleeves on.
- As "idiot knitting", I've cast on another gnome. A nearly finished gnome that I started in Portland just needs stuffing.
- I took an Alabama Channin class (with P.!) in embellishing with embroidery... I've worked through the class sampler. It's quite a bit of fun. I'll be starting on a scarf where the ends are embelllished (adding beads). Right now trying to figure that out.
- I started warping the loom for another Weave In, but only have 2 other people who can come... I think we're going to cancel and move to November or January. Meanwhile, I need to figure out what to do with my warp...
I did make this dal recipe and promptly forgot the tadka. It was awesome anyways. I made a double recipe using all red lentils. I'm now looking for something else to fill up the freezer...
I do hate a post without a photo; then the Thumbnail is so boring. Here's my boy enjoying a warm June day, right before he rolls in the dirt and becomes a disgusting ball of dirt.
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| Currently clean, not for long |
