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Life on The Road Update – 02:15
I sing a little bit of the WTF song to help me explain some of the issues surrounding the uploading of episode 11. Husbando also underwent a minor surgery – nothing super serious, but he needed a recovery week.
Also mentioned was the Art/Craft day we hosted. Some little fiber excursions, and reassurances about the Clun Forest fleece, and I personally took something back from the covid lock downs – the opportunity to care for my friends again. (I mistakenly said care about, I meant care for.) I never realized how much I use acts of care and providing for my friends to show them that I love them until that ability was taken from me.
Broke Crafters of Central Maryland – 05:51
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Open Throttle – 06:48
THE MHK LEVEL 1 IS SUBMITTED! The writing took a little longer than I thought it would because I kept finding more writing to do.
The Chandelure Socks already have tangible progress on them after they had to be completely frogged (rip it). One sock has an entire gusset, and the other sock is not far behind. I picked up some colorwork tips from videos hosted on Virtual Masters Day hosted by TKGA, and that has helped these little ankle socks just zoom.
The Clun Forest fleece is completely spun up! All weighed, it totals 1.8144 kilograms – or 4 pounds of yarn. I have no idea what the total length is. But it’s a lot. The yarn was set with Eucalan delicate wash and warm water in a bath tub. The skeins hung in the basement and outside to completely dry. I’m excited to get to start on the one of my vintage sweaters the Neat and Feminine (ravelry link). I’m fairly sure it won’t be my only vintage sweater out of this yarn.
Fiber Fuckery: YOU Decide! – 23:10
Stalled – 23:28
Some minor stalls with the MHK submission. One – there was always more writing to do. So many little sections of writing and questions to answer. I had looked over the information packet and I swear that writing sections popped up out of no where. The bigger stall for the MHK was NOT MY FAULT! I just need to reiterate that. The very heavy box was placed on the top of my mailbox so it could not be missed on the day it was scheduled to be picked up. The carrier somehow still missed the box (and the other piece of important mail), and both got wet. The box was soaked to the point of disintegration. It was falling apart in my hands.
But this has a happy ending, because when I got to the post office, the God sent angel behind the counter made sure that it would get where it needed to go on time and perfect. And it did!
Mom’s Yarn Stash: OMG! – 32:38
Gear Check – 33:01
At the crafting day, I got a chance to use my new WooLee Winder! So did a number of my more experienced spinning friends! The tension on the yarn is a little less than I am used to, but that suited the other spinners just fine. The WooLee Winder makes it very easy to evenly load a bobbin, which means more yarn on the bobbin! Since the mechanism on the WooLee Winder is gear driven, one does need WooLee winder bobbins, so that makes the investment a little more expensive, but I am liking it.
Deathwish Coffee: Not a Sponsor, Just a Need – 37:27
Scenic Route – 37:40
I have fought and (maybe?) won a major battle in my war against rose fungi. That is the win this week. I had to cut back the big rose bush by about one third. My tomato plants have also fruited quite a bit!
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