Work in progress Wednesday: Tunisian and so much more

I've got so many projects going right now it's kinda crazy!

Besides trying to remake the dining room into a fiber studio I'm turning a corner of the living room into a sewing nook.

Everything is a mess!

I'm in the process of making a Tunisian ribbed hat, entrelac cowl, a cute boho hobo bag and the Tunisian scarf CAL I talked about yesterday.

I want to work on them all at once!!

Little shorn angora goat😍

At least fall shearing is off the to do list!

I'm really loving tweed yarns and the fur pompoms that are all the rage right now and looking for ways to incorporate them into what I'm making.

Planning Christmas presents I want to make is high on list! Although custom orders need to be completed first.

I've got some great presents planned though!! Specialty candies, unique canned goods, of course some handmade knit and crochet items. Handmade Soaps usually end up in people's bag of goodies too 😊

I'm also in the process of writing my first crochet pattern!

I know fall is a time for winding down for most people. For a fiber farmer/soap maker/fiber artist the time right before the holidays seem to be most hectic!

So it seems everything is a wip to me today!!

That's ok,, I'm never bored this way!

And always thankful for the opportunity to be able to do all these things.

Happy Days & Hard Work!

Hope everyone had a fabulous New Years Eve! We had a very nice one... got all dressed up and went to the 5 course dinner event at Chez Liberty... SO GOOD! I even tried a little dish with 'sweetbreads' and had NO ideal what they were... but it was so good after I found out what they were I didn't even care! Now how many people out there know what they are??? Was I alone at not knowing??? Then we Had a bottle of bubbles... And then, I admit, came home at 11 and went to bed! I was asleep before 12!! and it makes me feel like an old fuddy duddy ! haha !! But who cares! I was all dressed up in a dress that took me 3 weeks to make with a crochet bolero that took like a month!I love wearing this dress and rarely have an occasion for it.... besides I had to get up early the next morning... And face things like this...... at our farm to be.... Now this is actually Sunday when my wonderful parents and niece Brittany stopped by to help.. but the day before it was just me and the...

Wrestling Bigg'n... or Brian's BIG match up!

Well yesterday Brian had a wrestling meet and actually wrestled on Varsity... It started at 5:30 way over in Maryville ... we got there at 6 but he still weighed in and everything was fine. However,,,, we sat for an hour and half before he wrestled... there were 4 teams there! Then it was a forfeit... way to weigh the right amount son! The second match up was in about another hour and half with a kid who had about 50 lbs on Brian... he was a bigg'n !!! 205! Brian is 151. And to the Bald Man and my surprise... Brian was fierce! Aggressive, Quick! I usually take a pic.. but I was so shocked I forgot to! Now once Bigg'n maneuvered Brian in a pin position there was no getting out for him and Bigg'n won. But I'm still super proud of him for fighting so hard and aggressive.

Work in Progress Wednesday: Natural Dyeing, organization and new fleece!

Ok! Well I had so much fun posting yesterday's theme post I decided to do one today too! Organization is a big deal for me. I live in a small house but I have big crafty area needs! I need areas to dye , to store fiber, yarn , to blend fibers and card, to spin, to occasionally sew, to make and store soaps .. and on and on! Dyeing is done now on my back porch and green house. I have a stove, stainless steel work table , shelving and screens. Picking and drying fleece also takes place there. Solar dyeing saves time and energy too! Only certain plants will successfully dye this way though. This works well! Gets the dyeing components out of my house kitchen! And gives me a large area to spread out and do several things at once. Organizing work in progress projects has been a challenge until now! No fiber person I know only has one project going at a time. It can get messy and confusing! I try to limit myself to 4 crochet ( or knitting) projects at once. I come up with this...

Handworks Crochet and then Some!

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