Freshisle Fibers

Small Steps

There is progress on the hexipuff quilt. Really there is.

See.  It's getting bigger.  Really.

Now if I just didn't have report cards to do and curling games to play.  The curling I love, the report cards not so much.

Dusty's Favourite Season

Dusty puppy's favourite time of year has arrived.  Winter.  It's finally here.  We're being covered with snow today.  Light, fluffy endless snow and Dusty is loving every minute of it.  This is his time.  He is a winter dog.

A walk with his friends in the snow is the best.  I really shouldn't say walk.  I walk.  They run.

They do slow down for interesting smells.

I survived my first week back at school and have been curling this weekend.  We lost our game last night so that meant no curling for us today.  A little rest instead.  Between school and curling, the blog and knitting/dyeing are taking a back seat.  It's the usual time management balancing act ahead for me!

Hexipuff Love

I have been assimilated. Resistance is futile.

With over 2500 projects of the Beekeeper's Quilt on Ravelry, is it any wonder that I couldn't resist.

I have loads of little leftover sock yarn balls and thought that making a special keepsake quilt would be a neat way to use them up. The first 10 or so hexipuffs were fun, cute, and quick. Great mindless knitting when I was exhausted from school. Now that I'm a bit more rested, the cute factor is wearing off.

This quilt will be an endless project and will take forever. This I know. I also know I'll have more exhausting times ahead and these will make great knitting for those evenings when I just need a little knitting to stay sane.

I'm also knitting mittens this holiday. Slowly, slowly. I am the slowest knitter. But I have been dyeing - a lot. Our house is full of more watermelon yarn and many new self-striping skeins. Not yet listed in the shop, but coming soon!