I finally finished my socks (JUST in time for Maryland) but didn’t get around to photographing the beauty of them until just now. And I also didn’t get a chance to snap a pic of The Hat Tracey spun and knit at our spinning retreat. Just lovely–and TRES cute on my son, IMHO.

So much has happened, I can’t believe it!I went to Maryland Sheep and Wool with my older son.We saw sheep!And we saw a silk demonstration–which was truly spectacular to see.We would have gotten a silk kit if it weren’t for the unGodly smell.Ew.The weekend before Maryland I got to go to a CountryWool.com spinning retreat. WHAT FUN! I met the most wonderful people and had the best time. I even have some pics to prove it! You can...

True!CraftLit: A Podcast for Crafters Who Love BooksI’m having a little bit of trouble getting the feed thing down (it’s not as easy as it’s cracked up to be), but all should be settled soon.And I just got a blog buzz from Amy! Check out May 4th!

Well, the previous post was actually an outdated bust, but this one–Mrs. Pilkington Knits: Stuff, Nonsense, and Beautiful Things Made By Other People–is rather wonderful.But it doesn’t change the fact that I need some hard core strange knitters to come forward.You game?

Oooh, lookee here: Wool Festival.com: Online Calendar of events, Free patterns for knitting, spinning, crochet, felting and weaving.I’m going to have to put this onto the sidebar. Nicely useful place.

I Got Things Done today…and I’m so thrilled, because By God I Needed To Get Things Done.I got the groceries.I got the new fencing (although our neighbor “accidentally” knocked half of the already existing fence into our kid’s playset…nice!).I got flagstones.I got dirt.I got mulch.I got a haircut (jury’s still out on that one).I got work done (well…”done” as it really never ends).I...