Has summer finished with us? How would I know? At the Really Wild Festival, St David's yesterday it really felt like it had. There was rain and wind but plenty of people were there enjoying Welsh produce - plenty of beer, cider and yummy cake. I do think that my fire pit will be put away for a while until the weather improves.
At the dye day the other week I used dryed heather flowers on this small piece of fleece and it came out a disappointing dirty yellow shade. There was a vat of indigo so I popped the fleece in and it came out this lovely shade of green. The photograph here doesn't show its lovely colour so well, but it is a pleasing shade.
The Bank Holiday and the lovely weather we are having right now have distracted me from blog life. Over the week-end I went for picnics on the coast and dropped by Melin Tregwynt. They have their mill, a shop and tea rooms close to a quiet beach. Sometimes they have bargains on offer in the shop, such as cones of wool and off cuts of woollen fabric, but unfortunately this time I could not find any oddments to purchase. In the workshop the looms were set to make traditional double weave Welsh quilts in lime green and purple and looked fabulous.
Yes, I am getting on with knitting doll's clothes. This is going to be a jumper for a doll with madder (colour) hair. The yarn is a natural dark grey and the edging is in multi-coloured yarn someone suggested would look fabulous on the dolly. When I have finished the doll I will post a photo of the lovely doll on my blog.
