Lots of yarn, and a puppy too :)

I'm horrible about updating this blog, and am still not quite sure how I feel about these things. I admire the people who blog as a part of their business, and are contstantly updating with wonderful pictures and info. I think I've been way too sick this year to keep up with this! Here I am recovering from an illness again :(

I did manage to get some spinning done, though! Once I felt well enough to sit for a while, it was really nice to spin. Don't worry ladies, I won't be sending any cooties with the yarn. There's one custom that I won't show you, but probably next week ;)

This yarn turned out great. I still have to spin 2 ounces of matching trim, but the main colorway is all done. This is from the soft blend (merino, targhee, rambouillet). I love how "fluffy" this fiber is. Of course, I'm a big targhee fan. I know that knitters sometimes don't like it, because it is a little dense. I think that this is a nice blend, and makes it much more enjoyable to work with.

I can't wait to see how it knits up!

Well, this next one was a little bit of a mistake. It all started with buying the roving. I ordered a few things, and expected to get an e-mail invoice, but never did. Well, I put so many things in and out of my cart, that I couldn't remember what I ordered. Thank goodness the bags would be marked, and there would be an invoice in the box! Well, no such luck. I ordered 5 things, and all were marked, except this fiber! It is sooooo soft and wonderful. I have come to the conclusion that it is a merino/silk blend. Process of elimination really. It seemed to soak up the dye, but it came out VERY light. Sometimes I feel like a real idiot. Was I not paying attention? Maybe I've just been dying too much BFL. I guess I'm spoiled.

So, I got a gorgeous yarn, but it won't be right for this custom. Back to the dying table.........

I had a spur of the moment fund raiser for my favorite horse rescue the other day. We raised $124 for the horses! They went to an auction today to buy horses. I really hope to go and lend a hand one of these days.

Since I seem to be completely obsessed at this point with the horse rescue, I also came up with a new colorway. I hope to debut it soon, and list it on my site once a month. Those of you who contacted me about participating in an upcoming fundraiser, Thanks again! I will be getting things sorted out soon. If you can donate just $10 a month, you could really help out! Here is their site: http://www.norcalequinerescue.com/

Oh yes, we got a puppy. She's tooo cute: