From the purple dyeshed...

It has been a bit of a busy week.  We had to take advantage of the good weather over the Easter weekend and get the old turbine down, and the new turbine up.  There was an anxious time while we waited for the wind to pick up again - had the wiring all been done correctly, were all the stays keeping the pole up safe, would the turbine work?  Along with the turbine Stevan put up two of our four new solar panels.  You can read all about Stevan's work on his blog.  The process is not yet complete - Stevan is currently building the structures which will hold the solar panels permanently, and we've been fortunate to have such a good spell of weather.  But it is about to break, so we may have to take a break - which is no bad thing as Stevan's body is showing its age this evening!

Because the weather was glorious again today, I took advantage of the weather and gave the dye shed a good spring clean.  I came across some old treasures, including this book from the Woolcraft series:



The patterns are fascinating, including this delicate lady's vest pattern and a beautiful child's coat:








So with the shed tidied, and Stevan busy on stuff I really couldn't help with, I went back to some weaving.  I began this project about a week ago, with a particular purpose in mind, and I'm really pleased with the way it has worked out.



I used my Na Dannsairean Aran yarn in Poppy and Assynt Rocks.   The whole project was so much neater and tidier than my first project, and I really was rather pleased to see the results as I wound it off the loom.

 



It still needs a really good wash and some final touches before it heads to its new home.

Tomorrow brings some dyeing and some plotting.  So a rather busy, but a productive, week.  There has been walking too, for a specific work purpose, but we were treated to lovely sea views while we worked: