Lots of good stuff

Here it is: yarn, spun by me! The white is all Corriedale-cross fleece (except for that stripe of blue merino, an experiment), and the green is the Ashland Bay merino-silk I blogged about before; so it's now a two-ply yarn from both wheel- and spindle-spun singles. It's gorgeous and soft and subtly colored. I'm having ambitious thoughts about spinning a whole lot of merino-silk, possibly in this color but maybe in something different, and turning it into the Diamond Fantasy Shawl. It'd take a while, but wouldn't it look great?

It might be too ambitious to be my Amazing Lace project, though. I'm really looking forward to this knitalong; I'll probably make the fluffy blue thing, but I confess I've been thinking about making a Birch. I'm stalled because my LYS doesn't sell Kidsilk Haze, and I can't decide on a color based only on internet pictures. Expect to see a KSH purchase after my next yarn-hunting expedition.

I have been knitting, in the midst of the wedding and travel and all, and the Bonny sweater has a finished back and almost an entire front and now I'm worrying about having enough yarn for the sleeves. Pictures forthcoming eventually, I swear.

And the last on my list of happy things: the California poppy seeds I planted in the yard last week have sprouted! I'm hoping for lots of lovely orange flowers in a few more weeks.