I dyed up a bunch of fiber over the past week, including some Corriedale, which has a nice luster, dyes almost as well as BFL, and would make some nice socks. I’m also trying Finn top for the first time. It is incredibly puffy and soft, like a roving stuffed animal. In fact, I’m keeping the Finn labeled as “Teal we Meet Again” (bottom center) for myself. I generally try to leave stuff up on the Etsy store for a couple weeks before I poach it, but I may not be able to control myself with some of these.

You can also see a picture of my sweetie, helping me with the photo-taking on Sunday by ferrying rovings in and out of the house.

While taking pictures out on the deck, I noticed that I had a visitor. This is Pepe the Praying Mantis. For a bug, he was awfully cute. I think it has to do with the way his head swivels.

My mom finished a lovely scarf/minishawl she crocheted with the handspun I gave her. I think it really turned out great! It conceals the unevenness of this handspun, which is some of my first, and it shows off the colors really well.

This morning I had to do a urine drug screen as part of my accepting the position at my new employer. Are there any women who manage to pee completely inside the cup without getting the outside of the cup wet? I never seem to be able to predict exactly where the “stream” will emerge from and there’s usually a lot of bobbing and weaving going on. These places need to start providing wide-mouth funnels or something.