Woolybuns:

Yep, I'm participating in another fiber arts competition. Ravellenic Games 2012, Ravelers homage to the Olympic games, is all about push your skills to new heights. I loved that about Sock Madness, too, but sadly, my right hand index finger, more importantly known as my throw finger, didn't handle it well. The middle joint on my index finger is still stiff and swollen with fluid, so no, still not knitting. So I'm coming into these games injured. But. Crocheting doesn't use that finger. WooT! My number one goal is to compete without injury. Yeah. Kind of a low bar, huh. But that's where I'm at so that's my level of competition. My first project for the Ravellenic Games is Plumeria Frill, a crochet scarf. The yarn: merino silk in turquoise, from Periwinkle Sheep, part of the bounty I picked out with a gift certificate I won in a raffle. The photo shows the base chain and rows 1 and 2. I have now finished through row 6. It's an easy to understand pattern and could go quite quickly, but I am being quite cautious with my wrist. And my neck. Too much looking down leads to a very cranky neck. To counter that, I lay in traction for about 5 minutes after a crochet session. It works. I do not like it, but it's much easier than when I first started using the traction device (it's just a firm sponge wedge that props me up under my shoulders so my head hangs back), so I guess my neck is greatly improved. Whether I continue or rip back the last two rows, I haven't decided yet. One big difference between knit and crochet is I can fix a lot of knitting mistakes by dropping down rather than ripping out, but crochet mistakes means everything after the mistake has to come out to fix that booger. I've been able to compensate for the mistakes (forgot to increase) but if you look closely enough, you can find the mistakes. It does take a close look, though. If I leave it as is, the scarf will never be worthy of fair competition but wonderful to wear. While I'm taking a break from crocheting, I'll have to see how much it bugs me that the mistakes are there and that will determine if I rip or go forward. Oh, stop it. I know. This competition is supposed to be about doing the best you can and improve your skills. Sigh... off to rip back....

It's for sale here at Woolybuns.

Pure German angora doe, dob 12/12/11. A really nice doe, density is great, she's a nice solid doe with good type, and she's easy to handle. I'd keep her but I am keeping her sister and brother, and just really can't justify keeping all three with the same genetic set.

This little one is a 5 week old German crossbred, 80% German, sire is pure German, dam is an opal German crossbred, so hidden under the REW is the dilute gene. Breed him to a blue, you can get blue. He's a very friendly little guy and can leave in another 3 weeks.

Lilac chinchilla crossbred buck, 70% German, 13 months old. He has lots of fiber but overall, he just isn't quite up to snuff for a breeding buck. He's got a nice temperament, would love to be somebody's best bud.