The garden is doing it's gardeny thing - and because I haven't buckled down and made a seedling identification key for my planting plan, I can't tell who's who in the silent, tiny green melee. The only little sprouts I can call by name are the Goliath Peas, carrots, a single rogue potato, and the Pak Choy that escaped from the bottom of the seed packet.
Potato!
Peas!
Carrots!
In the spinning realm, the progress made is much easier to see - I finished the first ball of yarn, started to fill the bobbin up again, and knitted a (somewhat useless) gauge swatch. So far in the process, the most time consuming step is the carding and rolag-ing (the gentle rolling of the carded fiber into a log that's easy to spin from). Looking for a way to increase my efficiency, I discovered the my Local Yarn Shop (LYS) has a drum carder they rent for only $10 an hour! Thing is, in my conversation with one of their many lovely shop people, I was informed that there's something about the process of drum carding that increases the likelihood of pilling in your final garment. So, I've resigned myself to carding by hand for the time being.
Check back for two recipes, Curry Carrot Soup and Savory French Toast!
xo,
Elizabeth
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