Shetland Shawl closeup

Shetland Shawl closeup
Originally uploaded by Tsali B.

I promise the colors are not this neon.

What's on the needles 2

Shetland Shawl 1
Originally uploaded by Tsali B.

This the shetland shawl from the Scarf Style book. You really can't see the pattern very well yet, because 1) the yarn is mohair, and 2) it will need to be severely blocked. It is pretty though. The picture does not do it justice. The colors are not really that flourescent.

What's on the needles

Baby Jacket
Originally uploaded by Tsali B.

Here is the beginnings of a Baby Albert sweater from Sally Melville's Knit Stitch book. It's for one of Sarah's friends who had a little boy last week. The yarn is Rowan Cashsoft.

How Deep Was It?

We had buckets and buckets of rain last week. Thursday was really wet. Friday we were supposed to have the soil testing done on the lot for the house. This is what we found. Lots of water in the middle of the lot. There is an old logging road that cuts through the middle of the lot (just about where we want to put the house), and it does not drain well. Something we will have to deal with. Needless to say, the soil testing did not happen. We're hoping things will dry out enough this week so the testing can get done.

More Socktoberfest

Another sock. This one is made from Trekking XXL color 109. I love the colors and how they fade from one to the next. This is my regular 2x2 rib sock Ann Norling pattern.

Cleared Lot

Here is one view of the lot now that the brush has been removed. This is a clearing in the middle of the lot where an old logging road used to go.

Land cleared

We finally got the brush cleared off the lot on Friday. Now we can get the soil tests done. It looks pretty good with most of the undergrowth gone. It's much easier to walk now, and we can see much better which trees are good and which trees need to go. I was trying to add a picture, but blogger seems to be having some problems. I will make another attempt later.

Stripey Goodness

Here is my latest contribution to Socktoberfest. I love these socks! They are the perfect socks for blue jeans as you can see by the picture. I even got the stripes to line up fairly well. They are knit out of Trekking XXL on size 2 bamboo DPNs. I forget what colorway this is, and I can't find the wrapper. Any way, they're great, fun socks!

Sock Stuff

In celebration of Socktoberfest, I give you socks. These are the alternating rib socks that I finished a little while ago. They are made from Brown Sheep Wildfoot yarn on size 2 needles. I also tried to upload a picture of the Conwy socks that I just finished, but I am having problems with the website, so I will try again later.

Edit: The Conwy socks are now showing up. Weird. Anyway, they are made from Mountain Colors Bearfoot in the Steelhead colorway. They are wonderfully soft. I think Mountain Colors is my favorite sock yarn.

House Stuff

Here is a picture of what the lot looks like right now. We are still waiting to hear back from the guy who is supposed to clear all the brush away. Hopefully, we will hear from him soon.