Fiber Friday!

Fall Creek Fibers Polwarth in the colorway Veronica...4 oz.

13 wpi; 2 ply...114 yds.

After it was plied I soaked it...my sink filled with dark brown...emptied and refilled sink and it filled with dark brown color again. Have no idea what to knit with it because its going to bleed color...not a happy camper!

Honestly have no idea what kind of fiber this is besides some kind of wool. Bought it in Solvang, CA. when I got my wheel.

Worsted weight 112 yds. to make James a hat.

Spinning some FreckleFaceFiber Bombyx/Merino in the colorway Marigold.

Spinning it lace weight and will probably be for sale in the shop soon.

Bee Mice Elf Polwarth in the colorway Peanut Butter! So soft and squishy!

Yarns on the Farm!

Handspun yarns now for sale at http://wolfefarms.net

They are spun on a Louet Julia. Different fibers and weights...enjoy!:)

Barknknit WIP Parade!

Contest: Barknknit WIP Parade!

Click the link above to read how you can enter!:)

Bee Mice Elf Superwash Merino in the colorway Cake Batter....started this this week and going to make a two ply from it. This is spinning like buttahh, just love it and can't wait to get more of her wonderful fiber at the Torrance Fiber Festival!

Playful Plummage Shawl

Been knitting on this since September 18...on the last repeat! This is done in the Orient colorway of Wollmeise, love, love, love it!


My second WWII hat for CoggieTM's hubby's unit.
I only knit on this at meets because its a non thinker!

Mr. Greenjeans sweater in the hummingbird colorway of Malabrigo....started this over a year ago but it has been hibernating in its bag. I should dig this out in hopes that it will get cool soon!

This is my Scrappy Happy Blankie that will be a forever WIP! Haven't done a square in awhile but they are so addicting when you do them!

I'm also knitting some preemie hats for a Hat Dance Raffle...(info in the Wolfe Farms group on Ravelry). On my hooks are things I can't mention because they are Christmas presents...I'm sure there will also be another shawl started soon because I just love knitting them so much! LOL I'm going to need to get more chairs to put them on!

Friends & Goodies!

ToadyJoe (Amy) and Me

Sunday Limejuicy (Sarah) (not pictured) and ToadyJoe stopped by to visit before Amy's flight back to Idaho. She brought over her itty bitty spinning wheel to show James and I. Isn't it the cutest! Had a wonderful visit with them chatting and spinning!

Lovely yarn from True Love Fiber that I got at the retreat.

Tehachapi Too colorway from Freckle Face Fibers!


Never lose your scissors again with this cool gizmo from Slipped Stitch Studios! Thanks for finding me the sock monkey one, Amy and Laura! Love it!

Also got this adorable necklace from Laurs sister, lyricalllady.etsy.com...it says "Shut Up I'm Counting!" of course its in green too!:)

Wonderful vendors at the retreat...see ya'll next year!

The Limited Edition "To Hatch a Peach" 2010 Cogknitive Retreat soaps and lotions are discounted at http://wolfefarms.net Other scents are discounted too!

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2010

Cogknitive Retreat 2010 in Tehachapi, CA.!!

James in front of our shelves!

Some awesome shoppers!! Kristina (Casdena) and Lorena (Loremor) :)

Jamie's Metalworks & Tally's Bags....the Jedi Team!

Bee Mice Elf & Feltilicious....Laurs and her sister must of hid from the camera!

Alpenglow Yarns! Redsknits and her daughter Curlie!

Mette (Alpacaholic) & Tom from Ranch of the Oaks!

Learned so much from them and already miss them...we'll come visit soon!

Redfish Dyeworks! Sandy & Elff...love these two and have so much fun being next to their booth! Big hugs!!!

Slipped Stitch Studio....Laura and her hubby! See ya in Torrance!!

True Love Fiber from Fresno, CA.....sweetest gal, love ya Angela! We both went super short this year with our hair! lol Have to get together before next retreat!

Me next to our table!:)

Other vendors were: FreckleFaceFibers, Unwind, Fickle Knitter, and StashyMama...took the pics but the camera must of ate them because couldn't find them on my camera or the phone? Strange!

Classes held were: Mindy's Fitting Class; Ann's flick carding; Eileen's colorwork; Alexis' Tunisian crochet.

Fun, wonderful, relaxing, calm, awesome day! Exhausted but had a fabulous time! Within the next couple of days I'll post the goodies I got!:)

Dogs on Thursdays...DOT!

Spinning for the Tour de Fleece!

Loveley Frecklefacefibers in the colorway cherry season!

So much red is turning my eyes red!

Happy DOT!

Spin Party!

Spin/Knit/Cro Party at Libby's house last night!

Libby, Diana, Christina, and Carol's hand!:)

Sarah posing for pic...knitlbun, Loretta, a new lady ??, Melissa, Jaimie, Mindy, Nathan, Shannon, Dr. Gemma (Cogknitive Podcast), Nicole (FreckleFaceFibers) and Ann.

Always fun looking at what people are working on...drooling over Nicole's fibers...chit chatting...learning new techniques. Fun stuff!

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 2009

Me spinning and drooling over RedFish fibers that were set up right next to our booth!

Modular knitting class...helping Susan out who was tardy to class! Shouldn't teachers know better than that!:)

My friend Robin and me...the two redheads!

My buddy Nicole also known as FreckleFaceFibers!

This was our setup....did great!

Some of the market....

Finally got to meet my friend Kris whom I've been talking to on Ravelry/Facebook!

Had a blast!

Me shopping/hanging out with the Knitmore Girls from the Knitmore Girls podcast.....Gigi and Jasmin! Awesome!!

Tika from the Gives Good Knit podcast was also there but didn't get a pic with her...

Hanging out with the peeps for a bit! Knitters/Crocheters/Spinners/Weavers were every where! By the pool, in the hallways, in the corner of the conference room, on the patio....so awesome! Every where you turned was fun to be had!

Inside the goodie bags....whoohoo look at the loot!

Had a blast and can't wait for next year!

Bigger is Better!

I've said many times...I have the best hubby in the world...and I do. He's been seeing me spin and ply and take off the bobbins and do it all over again and has mentioned I needed bigger bobbins to hold more yarn. Of course I agreed....well yesterday he was going to do something about that. He spent all day designing and making me a bigger flyer and eight bigger bobbins! So cool! They're huge compared to the ones that come with my Julia! Louet doesn't even make a bigger flyer for my model???? He hasn't clear coated it yet because he knows how impatient I am and that I wanted to get to playing with it....when he gets back from NM he can do that! Guess what I'll be doing today...you got it...plying!:)

Tour de Fleece

Bought this roving from Crown Mountain Farms to spin for the Tour de Fleece.

Tour de Fleece is a spin along to coincide with the Tour de France...they spin, we spin!

It starts Saturday July 4th and runs until Sunday July 26th, 2009.
Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 4th through Sunday July 26th. Days of rest: Monday July 13th, Monday July 20th. (Just like the actual tour)
Spin something challenging Wednesday July 22nd. (The Tour’s densest mountain stage with 5 mountain passes)

After separating the ounces into manageable quantities this is what I spun last night after swim team practice. It's so soft and smooshy!

Here's the quick banner/ravatar thing I quickly put together this morning to show my team spirit with the CogKNITive group...Team CogSPINtive! Should be fun...Limejuicy and I were stalking an etsy store yesterday waiting for the lady to stock some fabulous colors of roving...we twittered back and forth and both scored some awesome stuff! I just love all these internet social avenues that are out there! Great way to stay connected!

Spinning Wheel!

Jimmy made me this cool lego creation yesterday...it's a spinning wheel!

He even made me the the lazy kate on the side! How awesome is this!

Front view of it and then below is my actual wheel!

As you can tell I'm starting to ply some of the stuff I've been working on!:)

Haven't had much time to sit and spin...maybe I'll make a point of it today!

As I was hula hooping on the Wii yesterday...Jimmy started laughing at me (so NO Jen you can't hire him to videotape):) and said "wow Mom, you really like to spin..." We had the biggest laugh out of that...get it... I'm spinning the hula hoop...I like to spin yarn....ha ha!!

All pictures photographed by Jimmy Wolfe! Yes, he wants the credit!!!:)

Happy DOT!

"Maybe if I keep staring at Mom, she'll play with me?!!"

"Ok, well I'll watch how many times the wheel goes around...one, two, three, I'm now hypnotized!"

"I will now sit next to Mom and keep those rascally kitties away from the roving...giving Trouble the evil chihuahua eye!!!"

"I'm always near my Mama....try to sit on her lap when she spins, but it's not very comfortable with her knees moving up and down...I'll be content to just be at her side!"

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