Buttons

At the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show I added to my button collection.   I use buttons on tea cosies and hats.   This week I'm working on some new tea cosies as well an order for 3 red hats.  The hats are finished except for the final detailing.  The red felt hat bands are finished and dry.  So lucky I live in a loft house where I can dry fleece etc.

Breakfast

Grass is not growing much in this cold weather so my friends are enjoying lucerne hay.  Hope they haven't realised I have no more hay until I go shopping tomorrow.

Also need to mend more sheep coats.  Some of the coats are old and torn so I'll use them to patch the bettercoats.  Will also buy more coats at the Bendigo Sheep and Wool Show in Jul;y. The newer designs are a better fit.

One of Those Rainy Days

                                                        Looking south from the loft.

Today I'm working in the loft. So cosy and warn up here. I've been preparing yarn for dyeing and now I'm knitting one of the many orders that have come in. Orders appear as soon as the weather changes and the mornings are cold..

Hat Week

 Brown and white wool and mohair beret

Grey wool and mohair beret

This week with the cold weather has started a hat flurry.  I am knitting hats non stop.  Luckily I had dyed yarn earlier as I knew I need to up the hat stock.  As well I've dyed a few new colours and the yarn is hanging in the loft to dry.

Tonight's Knitting

I feel like knitting something colourful.

I found some textured and chunky yarns and put them in a box.  Have lots to do today so scarf knitting will have to wait until tonight. However I have cast on so all is ready to go.  Must finish some children's hats and take photos.  Then some spinning and weaving.  That's enough on the list today.