I Have No Idea Why

I just checked the number of hits on my latest blog post and there are over 100! Not sure why so many folks have found me all of a sudden. Facebook posts? Ravelry posts? Instagram posts? I rarely get comments so if it isn't too onerous, I'd love to hear how you learned about me - if you'd be so kind to leave me a comment.

I took Persian Tiles to my crafty group last night and did more seaming. Then more at home. 

I have the next 4 octagons and 3 granny squares done so will attach them later today.

Barb and I wanted to take Line Dancing with the Whitby Seniors but the class we wanted filled up immediately upon registration opening up. Oshawa has space in their seniors' line dancing classes but because I'm not a resident, I can't sign up for their classes. I was going to take tap but decided to do Zumba instead. I'm all signed up and it starts next Wednesday. Thursday morning Yoga doesn't start until the second week of October - after our guild's stitching retreat so no conflict there.

I saw this adorable Christmas sweater on Facebook that would look splendid on Daisy.

The embroidery would be so fun to do and I think I have some fuzzy, white yarn that would go well with the green wool.

Looking at the Shetland wool sweater I knit her during COVID, it wouldn't take much to adapt this pattern to the Christmas sweater. (old blinds - they've been replaced with white ones and my kitchen renovated to match).

I'd just make it a little longer so there's lots of room for the embroidery.

I just signed up for a Spin Day at Windreach Farm this Sunday. A couple of my crafty friends volunteer there in the wool and riding programs. Windreach is a wonderful place for folks of all abilities. It is a working farm with sheep and horses, a swing folks could roll a wheelchair onto, a big ramp onto the barn, dwarf apple trees so the fruit is reachable by folks in wheelchairs, etc.

Last night, with my crafty friends, I got Liz' spinning wheel working so Hanna can learn on it. Initially we thought a part was missing but we figured out that the tension just needed to be adjusted. The new drive band is working quite well. I gave her a bunch of beautiful Blue-Faced Leicester fibre - some of which was pencil roving which would be easier for her to learn on. We determined that the drafting - the action between the two hands - is the most important factor. 

It's too nice a day to sit inside. Time to get outside and do some yard work.