jenwren's blog

Thank heavens for school holidays. I hate eleven week terms, and the one that ended a week ago seemed to go on forever. I was sick a second time, just after having got back on top of everything after the first bout. I think I'm back on top of things now - the best part is having no school marking in the to-do pile for the first time in over a term.

I finished the Jaywalker Socks for Katherine last weekend, and she received them on Thursday and modelled them for me.



The Flannel Flower Bag is progressing and I have been enjoying some spinning of silk hankies. I dyed more silk hankies yesterday so that I will have enough silk for a particular project I have in mind.

My lack of blogging of late has to do with many other things going on that are unbloggable. I had a look at the last couple of entries and noticed the view of my back garden has changed quite a lot since my entry on 11 August. My garden is blooming.

My parents have been visiting this week and this morning my Mother and I went to the NSW Spinners and Weavers Guild open day in Burwood. We had great fun going around all the stalls to see what was on offer, then going around again, making purchases.





I bought some natural grey merino from Virginia Farm, a wraps per inch wooden tool from a stall that I unfortunately forget who was running, and a packet of dyed merino from Susanne's House of Wool. I'd have a photo of my haul, but the camera is not cooperating again and the camera phone doesn't do that sort of shot well. Mum also bought some of the same grey merino, and another drop spindle, I think from Waratah Fibres and Crafts (no website yet). We both spent all the money we had, so it was good.
Edit: Waratah Fibres now have a website.

Here's a pic of my booty from the Guild open day yesterday: natural grey merino from Virginia Farm, a wraps per inch wooden tool from a stall that I unfortunately forget who was running, and a packet of dyed merino from Susanne's House of Wool in the colourway "Blueberry Choc".

Alas, I go back to school tomorrow, but I have accomplished one goal I wanted to reach before these holidays ended - spinning up silk hankies for a particular knitting project. There is about 760 metres in this 100 gram skein. I can't wait to start swatching.