Remember this? My Laminaria shawl made last year with Misti Alpaca Lace, 100% Baby Alpaca.
Well, look at this:
This is from the MOPACA alpaca show that I went to a few weeks ago. I entered Laminaria in their fiber arts competition and it took first place in its category. Second place went to another Laminaria done in handspun alpaca. It’s the first time I’ve entered a competition and don’t expect to do it often but thought I would give it a try this once.
Woot!
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We’re having typical April weather, warm and humid, changing to heavy thunderstorms, changing to chilly and damp the next day. I’ve started my garden for this year, planting a second crop of lettuce on the deck since the first crop with leftover seeds from 2009 didn’t germinate. I went to the nursery and bought two more seed packets, planted some from each of those and then noticed one of the new packets was also from 2009. Hmmm. I hope they stored their seed better than I did.
New this year: peas! Let’s see if I can grow peas in one of my deck boxes. I soaked the seeds for 24 hours before planting, inoculated them with this powdery stuff to protect them from disease and gave them a nice tidy bed this weekend along with a few sweet peas just for fun. I was so excited 48 hours later because there were green shoots in the box! Peas!
Nope.
It’s a volunteer violet that self-seeded.
If I get peas, you get a picture, until then it’s just a box of dirt.
And there’s other gardening news, but that will wait for it’s own post. Right now I’m far behind in my chores in my virtual Zen Garden and there are zombies on the lawn.
yeah for winning! awwwww teh violet deserves to live:D
Congrats on the win! No surprise, though — your Laminaria is beautiful.
Thanks for reminding me of sweet peas — I need to plant some!
Congratulations on the blue ribbon win! It’s beautiful! Spring has definitely sprung. Temps made it up to 89° here in Boston.
Congratulations! A well-deserved win!
That is one stunning shawl and a well deserved win. Congratulations!!! How cool. As for the gardening? Um, I have so much stuff to do. I have planted nothing and will not plant anything until I can get control of the jungle;-P It was 44 this morning when the pup and I went out. I love spring!
Woohoo! Beautiful shawl – that ribbon was well and truly earned!
I remember Spring in KS/MO – partly cloudy with chance of tornadoes… I spent quite a lot of my childhood headed for the storm cellar.
Congratulations! A well deserved blue ribbon.
Fingers crossed everything sprouts and soon. I’m already jealous of your peas.
Protect the lawn!
xo
If I remember correctly, it takes sweet peas awhile to get started but then watch out! I love them, but they require a lot of pre-planning in this area of the country. It gets so hot so quickly that we have to plant them in the fall, hope they overwinter well, and then we MIGHT get a few flowers in the spring. It’s worth the trouble though.
CONGRATULATIONS on your ribbon! You definitely deserve it, the shawl is gorgeous!
Way to go! The shawl is lovely and delicate. Now Dad will have to make you a trophy shelf/ribbon holder too. Good luck on the peas!
Congratulations! Your shawl is lovely and worthy of its blue ribbon.
Good luck on the gardening. I’m giving mine a go, and hope to have some yummies later. Like yours, I currently have dirt to show for my work.
xo