Seasonally appropriate weather, hooray!

If you're not tired of hearing it yet, I really think it's finally spring! Certainly everything seems to be behaving that way: we have five new calves, I've put some of the screens back in the windows (and then OPENED them!), and the last of the snow is black with dirt and very sulkily receding. I started tackling some yard chores - not a moment to waste - but wrangling wooden snow fence might be my new least favourite chore.

Some volunteer plants in the front garden!

But Kaeleigh, you ask, what does all this have to do with knitting?!

Nothing, aside from that it's nice enough to knit outside and that always makes me happy. I've been doing test-knits for two of my very favourite designers, Ambah O'Brien and Tin Can Knits; I'm still so chuffed to be picked! They're both coming along nicely and I love my yarns :D I chose one of my hand-dyed DK colourways for the TCK test and it's so cool to see my yarn knit up, especially since I wasn't sure how it would look. No pools yet though!

My Lovetta test for Ambah O'Brien :)

I've got some designs of my own planned, including one for MB Fibre Fest that I'm really pumped about - who's got suggestions for tech editors?? Usually I just edit my own patterns so I'm not sure how all that works. I also have a big ol' box of bare yarn waiting to get at my dye pots and that is ALWAYS fun!

In addition, Bernice and I hit up the Keystone Alpaca Classic this past weekend in Brandon (with our husbands in tow); although we missed pretty much all of it because we thought it was a two-day event and by 1pm on Sunday everyone was leaving, we enjoyed visiting with a farmer we'd never met, and admired many beautiful alpaca! We've both agreed the "multicoloured" ones are so fun to look at and imagine their yarn :)

It promises to be a VERY busy summer but it should also be loads of fun!