Finished at last

Finished the citron at last, last week. I love it. with the browns, the blues, the purples and some yellow and white. Just had to wear it tot he Farmer's Market Wednesday night with my white blouse.
On and Off the Needles
So one project finished, I can work on Mom's Monkey socks and the Vampire Boyfriend socks and maybe find another project to start up or restart up, seeing as how I have a few projects that got started but not finished. Maybe the meadow flower shawl, or another pair of socks.
Behind the wheel
Spun up some more of the alpaca this weekend and might see about spinning up some more. Would like to try to and get it at a lightweight, maybe two ply and then I have an idea of what I want to use it for.
In the Dyepot
I'm hoping it might be a warm not hot sunny week where I can dye some yarn I've got just asking for some color. Some Cascade a neighbor gave me and some Fisherman's Wool.
Gardening Wise
I see one pink tomato and a few yellow ones in the garden. And last week pulled the peas, and then the sweet peas this weekend. so a few bare spots. With plans for winter and fall vegetables where I had the snap peas.

Cool and cloudy, finally

Well this morning started cool and cloudy, don't mind if we get some sun but hope it stays cool.

 Mom's monkey socks in progress

On and Off the Needles

Citron is almost done, though binding off seems to take longer than knitting, started binding off yesterday and still have more stitches to bind off today. And been trying to start the Vampire Boyfriend socks with the Kool Aid dyed Malabrigo sock yarn but all the cables and small needles (1 1/2 US or 2.5 mm. What's next 1 3/4?) makes it a little bit hard. Will see about working on mom's Monkey socks some more.
Behind the wheel
Well did a little spinning with the yellow green wool that I had got to spin on the spindle at the apartment last week. Some wools are just hard for me to get consistent. Maybe I'll try spinning some more of the alpaca I got or see if I can find something else at either of the local yarn stores.

Kool Aid dyed Malabrigo sock yarn

In the Dyepot

So the kool aid dyed sock yarn finally dried out so I could wind it and start to knit with it. though now that I think about it maybe I should have tried to dye something more while the weather was so hot. Oh well I'll enjoy the cool weather and take advantage next time. I still have some yarn, both hand made and store bought I can try dyeing.
In Other News
I got to watch one of the local yarn stores, Sunday. It was hot so not that many people but it was nice getting to see all the pretty yarns and fibers there. Though of a few ideas for color combinations I can make into yarn with the fibers and colors of yarn to use in possible future projects. Dad was nice enough to come by with a late lunch or early dinner.

County Fair and Tomato Leaf Spray

The Jefferson County Fair is only a few weeks away. I have no finished knitting. Then yesterday I go into one of the local yarn stores and get some roving and the clerk asks if I am entering the fair. I told her I have no knitting to enter then she mentions spinning. I didn't know or maybe I had forgotten they had a category for that. Which gets me thinking. Yes I do have a lot of spinning I might enter. Though some of the Navajo plying has little off twists shooting off. so I am not sure at the moment, what if anything I might enter. Entry time is Monday, the deadline for pre-registration was Sunday, August 1st. So we'll see. Maybe this weekend with Mom, Dad, the sisters, brother in laws, and two nieces. I might ask for some help selecting something to enter. Now I just have to find my catalog for the fair.
Yesterday I went into the garden, checked on the peas and beans, picking sweet peas for a bouquet and noticed aphids on the sweet peas and there was one tomato branch sticking out. So I've got that cut off, cut up and brewing with some water to make tomato leaf spray. Hopefully that will take care of the aphids.
On and Off the Needles
 Still slowly finishing off Citron but I must say it is looking beautiful. Also worked a little more on flotsam and jetsam though I have frogged it a few times because I was unhappy with the pattern or something. Also started working on the Monkey socks. And they are coming along pretty goo so far. It's pretty easy and I've got the lace pattern written up on an index card so I can take it with me.
On my Wheels
Spun up some blue, purple and a beautiful orange for a scarf I'm working on. Other than that, not much else it is now waiting for family so I can show sisters and nieces how you can make yarn when they visit.and the yellow and green wool I got to spin up for socks I've decided is a little to thick for socks, might use that in the scarf and just look for sock yarn.
The Dye Pot
The sun only comes out in the afternoons so the kool aid dyed sock yarn is still on the patio drying out thought I might see about hanging it up to let it drip dry before working on the My Vampire Boyfriend socks with it. I do have some other white yarn just waiting it's turn to be dyed. Maybe I'll save it for this weekend and let my nieces help me. We'll see.