From Bugs to Baby

Do you ever have a weekend where your not looking forward to something your going to do? That is my dilemma I have told my self  "Cheri go collect the cochineal for your dye! Walk down the dirt road and get those bugs, Quit making excuses and squish those bugs." It doesn't matter I have sharp pointy cactus ready to prick my fingers.

Cochineal weapons

I have decided this Sunday evening I will be the squishing bug off the cacti for the cochineal. It sounded like a great idea before. I made a great dye years ago using the cochineal but I hate to squish bugs. This is going to be Gross! I put off collecting the cochineal because it was so hot but it is feeling a little cooler. I love the internet and I read some more information about getting the best color. I need to use distilled water. I also can put the cochineal bugs in a plastic bag and roll a rolling pen over them.

 You can use a morter and pestle but I could never use that again for grinding up food so rolling pins sound like a great idea. Alum will be what I use to soak my wool in the night before.

 Early in the week I took a trip to visit Baby Jack and I repossessed my spinning knitty knotty from my daughter . A girlfriend gave me some yarn she had spun and so I wanted to relax the spun wool a little. Megan brought out a sock she had knit for the baby . This is only one sock knitted someone needs to get the other one done quick.  


She's back! 

                                   


  Oh No not the cheeks!

 Wish me luck collecting those bugs.