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Wool-y Things and More
May. 16th, 2025 10:42 pmWell, I officially finished my 2nd rare breed wool of the year tonight, since I finally got around to setting the twist. It sucks cuz I finished spinning the singles weeks ago, and I kept forgetting to ply them. Then it took me another like, week to get the yarn off the bobbin, and then I've been meaning all week to set the twist and just finally got around to it tonight. I feel like setting the twist on yarn is one of those things I put off because in my head I build it up into this big activity but really it takes like, 10 minutes.
It seems like I'm on track to complete my New Year's Resolution of completing at least 4 this year to get halfway through the Shave 'Em to Save 'Em passport, since I'm now halfway done and we're not even totally halfway through the year yet. I just ordered the next breed from Etsy, so it should be good. I just need to not get hit by the summer spinning slump (working with wool isn't as enticing in the summer when it's hot out). Once I finish the breed that I just bought (Hog Island) I'll have done all the breeds listed as Critical.
I keep forgetting to print out the pattern for the scarf I plan to make Janice for her birthday. I bought the yarn a few weeks ago during Sew What's New's anniversary sale. I also bought fabric to make a spring outfit for the porch goose and haven't gotten to that yet either. Part of that is because I'd need to figure out a pattern on my own, since all the patterns for what I decided I want to make are for like...humans lol. And second last time I used my sewing machine it was acting broken, so not even sure if I'll be able to use it to sew the porch goose outfit.
I feel like I've been slacking lately on crafty stuff. I haven't really done much outside of a few library classes and the ribbon flowers I made my mom for Mother's Day. Probably because March - April were full of stress and bullshit and now in May time I might have used for crafty stuff has been being put towards reading for the Knead To Read challenge. But if I read 30 minutes every day in May I get a free pizza from one of the pizza places in town. Overall I have been enjoying reading more. I'd like to keep it up once the challenge is over. But I'm starting to feel the commitment of 30 minutes a day. Especially since most days, at least weekdays, I don't have the time to read really until after dinner. And by that point I'm starting to get tired and staying awake while reading gets more difficult. Last Friday night I went to do my 30 minutes of reading before taking Charlie out, but I ended up falling asleep. I was thinking of trying again tonight but decided to come on the computer instead to buy the roving and post here. I have not yet fallen asleep while online shopping lol. But I do want to try to keep books around more and try to replace at least some of the time on phone with time reading instead.
Well, with that, I have wasted enough time that now it's time to take Charles for his evening constitutional. So I will go do that, and then come back inside to read. And hopefully not instantly fall asleep.
It seems like I'm on track to complete my New Year's Resolution of completing at least 4 this year to get halfway through the Shave 'Em to Save 'Em passport, since I'm now halfway done and we're not even totally halfway through the year yet. I just ordered the next breed from Etsy, so it should be good. I just need to not get hit by the summer spinning slump (working with wool isn't as enticing in the summer when it's hot out). Once I finish the breed that I just bought (Hog Island) I'll have done all the breeds listed as Critical.
I keep forgetting to print out the pattern for the scarf I plan to make Janice for her birthday. I bought the yarn a few weeks ago during Sew What's New's anniversary sale. I also bought fabric to make a spring outfit for the porch goose and haven't gotten to that yet either. Part of that is because I'd need to figure out a pattern on my own, since all the patterns for what I decided I want to make are for like...humans lol. And second last time I used my sewing machine it was acting broken, so not even sure if I'll be able to use it to sew the porch goose outfit.
I feel like I've been slacking lately on crafty stuff. I haven't really done much outside of a few library classes and the ribbon flowers I made my mom for Mother's Day. Probably because March - April were full of stress and bullshit and now in May time I might have used for crafty stuff has been being put towards reading for the Knead To Read challenge. But if I read 30 minutes every day in May I get a free pizza from one of the pizza places in town. Overall I have been enjoying reading more. I'd like to keep it up once the challenge is over. But I'm starting to feel the commitment of 30 minutes a day. Especially since most days, at least weekdays, I don't have the time to read really until after dinner. And by that point I'm starting to get tired and staying awake while reading gets more difficult. Last Friday night I went to do my 30 minutes of reading before taking Charlie out, but I ended up falling asleep. I was thinking of trying again tonight but decided to come on the computer instead to buy the roving and post here. I have not yet fallen asleep while online shopping lol. But I do want to try to keep books around more and try to replace at least some of the time on phone with time reading instead.
Well, with that, I have wasted enough time that now it's time to take Charles for his evening constitutional. So I will go do that, and then come back inside to read. And hopefully not instantly fall asleep.
