not much to show

i've got a project on the loom that i just can't seem to finish. i know the reason is that i have not been working on it! yikes..... i've been working on a stealth knitting project that is finally completed. it was not complicated, just had a deadline. as does this weaving project.

i was wandering around in the stash and found this lovely yarn. by the amount i had purcashed, i must have been thinking sweater. well, it's going to be a poncho. i have it on my larger loom warped to the brim!

i totally hope that what i want to use this for will by unnessecary. what is it? well, the trip to mary-land of course. the last several years have been cool (at least by my standards) and this will be perfect to toss on in the morning and in the damp barns. so watch.... this is the year that it's in the 90's.

i finished the spinning for the guild knit-a-long and cast it on last night. i'm not completely sold on this.......

i'll keep going and wait for amythefibergoddess to give me her opinion. it is soft beyond belief so it is a delight to work on. the further i go, the more it reminds me of a garden..... beans, peas, carrots, beets...... need a bit more to decide.

what happened to spring....

i'm going to make a concentrated effort to get my fiber stuff posted. there has not been a lot of fiber things happening, but i did have some fun. the annual 'girls weekend' took us to the lovely state of New Hampshire to my cousins cabin in the woods. they name it 'little bear cabin' after a sighting of.... you guessed it... a little bear. we didn't encounter any on our outings, but did see amazing stuff.....

the afternoon we arrived it was in the low 70's, just perfect for a hike.  there were few signs of spring other than the lack of snow :)

and the brightening of the trees. you could see hints of buds and the smells were amazing.

our destination was this pond with loon and beaver. you could see some activity on the trees...

several had fallen in the area, all with the same tell-tale teeth marks! we shopped in Concord and i found a charming yarn shop, The Elegant Ewe. while the others were playing in a bookstore, i had myself a fine time in the shop. there was a wide variety of yarn, wheels, looms.... it was all there. i left with two balls of knitting fever painted desert laceweight for.... you guessed it weaving.  i even got some knitting done on my knit-a-long poncho...

want to do it all over again!