FOs and Better Late than Never

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I finished the latest of the Hats for Warmth project. I liked the colors, hope it will keep someone warm next winter. I really like the cotton yarn I got at Hobby Lobby, I love this Cotton. It’s very soft and this was the 2nd wash cloth I got from it with some left over, tho I’m pretty sure I’d lose a game of yarn chicken if I started another, time to buy some more :P. This is the Granny’s Favorite dish cloth pattern, you can tell it’s a diagonal knit with the stripes. I’m going to start, some time this week, the 2nd bobbin of my multi color tweed spin. Still not sure if I want to chain ply each bobbin separately to keep the colors separate and have two half skeins or just go ahead and do a fractal ply. That’s me, last min decisions!

I try to have a picture of the Robbins when they first come back for spring. But they are not helpful in that aspect. I saw the first one about 6 weeks ago but they were only out where I could see them when I was driving and that wasn’t helpful. I was parked at the drs office earlier this week and lo and behold one where I could get a picture!!! He was running back and forth staking out his territory. I don’t get them every year because they are not always worried about rather I can get their picture or not lol. I have a feeling the males out there looking now probably missed the boat on a companion this year :(.

I forgot to get pictures when I was out at the farm :(, but I will try hard to remember to do that this next week. In the mean time here is one they took at the farm. I am calling the alpacas the motley crew right now because they are in need of sheering, which happens next month lol, then they will look more dignified and a lot thinner, their fleece is very thick. Can you find Libby? She’s only about 7 months old and already the size of the adult alpaca. They changed the llama’s name from Belle to Libby because my son has an African grey parrot named Belle (who is a character). Libby’s registered (call) name is When Liberty Rings. Libby the Llama has a ring to it, lol. She is friendly, no fear and sweet.

8 thoughts on “FOs and Better Late than Never”

  1. Is Libby the one with the patch on her right eye and the banana ears???

    What an awesome picture, with them all gathered like that! Love your robin! I hope he finds a mate! Your hat looks scrunchy and warm. On dishcloths, are they for yourself? Why not just work scraps together to use them up?

    Have a good week!

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    • LOL yep their ears do look like bananas!!! She has that patch on the right side of her face and the right leg from the knee down is white as well. The hat is just a 2X2 rib, stretchy so it will fit any size head, since I don’t know who will be getting them, thought that was a safer bet and I just try to do cool colors so they have something nice.

      I will probably do the scraps when I get another skein to have left overs from, I don’t care what mine looks like, I use them to set hot things on and the granny’s favorite being garter stitch is thicker :P. The first one was a gift but this one was for me because I didn’t know if I could get 2 from the skein, but I sure did and extra :).

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  2. Love your photo of the llamas! What a great picture. I’d want that displayed with my yarn. Interesting that you like the cotton. I felt some when I was buying yarn for a baby blanket but was afraid it wasn’t soft enough and knitting a blanket’s worth might be too hard on my hands. Your hat and dishcloth look great.

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    • I’m not a huge cotton yarn person, a lot of them are pretty rough to knit with, this one is really pretty soft, I could see myself using it as a face cloth to wash my face.

      Actually those are alpaca, there is only one llama she is in the back right corner :). It was great that they took to her pretty quick so she just blends in (kinda sorta :P), tho at about 7 months she is the same size as the adult alpaca, when she is grown she will be quite a bit larger and very easy to spot!!

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  3. Hahaha the motley crew sounds perfect for this bunch!! I totally love the photo. Would love to see the now one-and-only Belle too–I’ve heard that African Greys are pretty smart. The hat and the washcloth look great–I like the stripes in both.

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    • Belle is her own character, when you are leaving and tell her “bye”, she will “say see you later”. hahaha. I always give her an almond (her favorite treat). As soon as I ask her if she’d like an almond she immediately walks over to me. She know :). My favorite thing is her asking Alexa to play Baby Shark, lol it’s her favorite song , drives my son crazy haha.

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