Yarn Along

I am off to my women's knitting night again this evening. I've baked some vegan cookies to take along. I recently found this recipe through a friend and I've made them 3 or 4 times now.  I use olive oil instead of coconut oil. They are very yummie, especially considering they have no sugar.

I am nearly finished another Vanilla soaker for the almost one year old. Its her birthday on Sunday. I'm using up the leftovers from both of my Tea Leaves cardigans.  Its always a good feeling, almost like getting something for nothing!

I'm reading the kids this old Enid Blyton book.  Its very, very old and the main character smokes a tobacco pipe.  I keep having to make bits up as I go along, because its not really appropriate these days to read to your kids about people smoking and I'm not ready to deal with that particular topic before bedtime! More here.

Yarn Along

Joining Ginnys Yarn Along.
I am still knitting my Tea Leaves, though I'm very close to finished now, thanks to a lovely evening of knitting with some great women last night. Sadhbh is turning one this month, and its only now that I feel like I've got enough energy to go out and do something on a school night.
I've been leafing through a library book called 'The Shyness Breakthrough' looking for some guidance in helping Tadhg. Shes had her first orientation this week for Prep, which she will start next year.  I think she will be just fine. This book is all common sense, and I like the way he gives you a step by step approach to overcome shyness.  Now -  to knock off this Tea Leaves!

Spun

I was very (very) happy when my man surprised me with an Ashford Spinning Wheel for our 7th wedding anniversary in September.  He got it on ebay and it needs some tweaking (I'm not sure the fishing tackle is standard issue) .... however, it is doing just fine at the moment.  I've done some spinning, in fits and starts using a drop spindle over the last year and a half, but man, the wheel is just so much faster.  This is my first bobbin of hand-spun 2-ply mixy matchy, what was to hand at the time, wool. 

Now I'm just wondering when my 3 year old boy is going to be old enough to be in the same room as the wheel without trying to dismantle it. For the moment its home is on top of the chest of drawers in my bedroom, a little inconvenient, but I think me and the wheel (like me and the man) are looking forward to a long happy future together.