2010 has been an exciting year so far. I have joined the (HGA) Handweavers Guild of America and the MN Weaver’s Guild so that I can continue my quest for knowledge of all things fiber.

Projects I am currently working on:

Handspinning a wonderful Icelandic sheep fleece that I bought in the grease at Shepherds Harvest and had washed. I am hand carding the Icelandic with angora and mohair, spinning it into a textured yarn. I am practicing my drafting and working on the consistency of my wpi. Other fiber stash that I am working on is some gorgeous black alpaca and the lovely Dreamgirl llama. Dreamgirl is an auburn llama that belongs to my friend JoAnn. I would like to thank JoAnn for all her guidance and sharing her knowledge of llamas with me.  JoAnn showed me how to shear a llama as well as prepare a them for show. JoAnn is one of the Llama Ladies that I love to sit and spin with.

Knitting merino socks two at a time toe up, the magic loop. An alpaca shrug with a metalic thread that I have been putting off pulling out some and having to rework as I did not purchase enough of the thread and ran short (it is discontinued now)   Iguess that is why you should always purchase enough to complete the project. Cotton dish cloths I am making to learn the various knitting patterns.

Crocheting a pair of socks and working the various patterns in dish cloths.

Events I am looking forward to: are Shepherds Harvest held at the Washington County Fair Grounds, MN.