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Hi.

It is February 1st and I really haven't "blogged" in a while, but that's ok. It happens.

We have been enjoying, and sometimes not enjoying, the ups and downs of the North Texas winter. 70's one day and 30's the next will drive anyone's nose to drip at an alarming rate. We have chickens. We love them. Really, they are awesome and you should get some too.




Our girls love them. And they lay eggs... giant eggs. Did I mention that the girls love them?




We made cards for Thanksgiving.



I spun some yarn... dyed by the lovely Dawn of Daybreak Dyeworks.



The girls colored pictures of chickens.




I spun some more.... Daybreak :)



And I bought some fiber... from Daybreak Dyeworks!



I cut up a quilt.



The girls busted out their water colors.

And I spun more Daybreak - surprise!



I washed a fleece.



Crocheted one of these crazy hats.





Made Helen cry by trying to take a picture of her new sweater... a Bulle.



And some other stuff... including...

Starting to read a couple books.

The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart of Eternity by Sally Clarkson

and 

Our Lady of Fatima by William T. Walsh

Ordering a bunch of seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, so that we can pretend to be real farmers.

I also roasted a pretty darn good chicken last week (from the store, not the backyard)!

That is about it, welcome February!

New Reading Material!

Received yesterday!

I can't wait to share this amazing book with you... and with the sweaters on my needles!

Knit to Flatter: The only instructions you'll ever need to knit sweaters that make you look good and feel great!by Amy Herzog is fabulous!

Random Wednesday: A Book!

I have always loved Tomie dePaula books, and Charlie Needs a Cloak is definitely no exception!

If I had it my way, every children's book would include adorable sheep in one way or another.

This is not a "knitting" book, but it does walk you through the process of shearing, cleaning, spinning, and weaving wool into fabric.

My favorite is the washing - what cute little sheep bubbles! This is a lovely book to add to your collection. I am certainly glad I stumbled across it :)

There are cats in this book

I just discovered the greatest library book ever (and Helen likes it too).

There Are Cats in This Book
by Viviane Schwarz




Who wouldn't love a book with cats... and yarn. The yarn is my favorite.

The best part is when one of the cats asks you to throw him some yarn - and you do - and he says, "Oof!" because it is such a huge ball of yarn.

If you like cats (and love yarn) you should read this book (to a kiddo - but it is ok to just read it without the kiddo... because it is great... but kiddos really like it too).