I learned to spin today!
October 26th, 2004
The lovely and wonderful Jody Pinault came to my office during lunch today and taught me how to spin yarn with my new hand spindle. I am so stoked! When I came home from work, as soon as I walked in the door I showed my husband my new craft and he took some pics to document this occasion:
Ugh. I need to do *something* about my hair. sigh.
I am so excited about this. Jody brought some fiber for me to practice with. She included about an ounce of cashmere! It is soooo soft. Just lovely.
In scarf knitting news… I finished my SCU orange scarf and wore it to work today:
And I started another one using my LaBoheme yarn that I got in Spokane. The colorway is Safari. I recieved my Noro Cornelia Tuttle book 2 in the mail yesterday and decided to knit the Trana scarf. I think it will work well because it looks kind of short and I only have on ball of this yarn. At more thatn thirty dollars a hank, I should hold off buying another for a scarf. Here’s what I have done so far:
What a wonderful fiber-filled day today was!
I need to jet. Gotta go eat dinner and then knit a little bit on my Zimmerman. Have a great evening!
Entry Filed under: Spinning
3 Comments
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pixiestikz | October 27th, 2004 at 5:10 am
woohoo! Love the orange scarf…yeah sometimes the scarves/hats we make with these wonderful pricey yarns are more expensive…but so worth it just to work with!
So excited I started my zimmer. I am about 3 inches into the body, with the 2×2 inch of ribbing on the bottom…I love it!
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melissa j | October 27th, 2004 at 5:10 am
i am making klaralund in the same colorway!
we will be klara twins. i love the wrist warmers you made out of the other silk garden colorway - very cute.
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Eilene | October 27th, 2004 at 7:10 am
I love your orange scarf. That’s a great start for learning how to spin.I bought a wheel at the MD Sheep & Wool last year. I love spinning…but I just can’t seem to find enough time to do it. I love knitting more and my wheel is upstairs. Maybe if it was in my bedroom or family room I’d spin more. Have fun with it!!
COMMENT:
Hey Monica! How exciting! Love the pics of your spinning adventures… I have not started it yet… unfortunately my spindle has just been touched once! I feel so unqualified to do anything yet!
Love the orange scarf too. Talk to you soon