secret pal & knitting again
Well, B and I were slugs this weekend, it was great. I got some spinning done and I finally knit some too.
On Saturday, a package from my Secret Pal arrived! Thank you Secret Pal!
Oh, what lovely things were inside. Let me tell you about them. 1. A lovely card. 2. A cool little bookmark. 3. A gift card to Barnes & Noble (book enabler) 4. Six ounces of some extremely yummy red fiber!
Secret Pal, have I mentioned that you rock?! The fiber is going to be absolutely beautiful spun. My SP doesn’t know what the fiber is, but she said she’ll find out for me. Once I find out I’ll know what I’m going to make with it. Or, at least plan to make with it. Nothing’s better for stash enhancement than learning to spin. If you’re considering learning to spin and think you don’t have time, trust me, you’ll make time because it’s so relaxing. I never thought I would want to turn the TV off for long lengths of time but spinning makes me want some quiet, I think because it’s a quiet craft and I really want to pay attention to my spinning. A good audio book or some good music has become preferable to the TV.
I’m sure you noticed I mentioned knitting above. Yes, I tried to knit this weekend. After slamming my fingers in the sliding glass door, my yarn holding hand (left hand) has been out of commission as far as knitting goes for five weeks. Two weeks after the accident, I figured out how to hold the fiber so I could spin, but knitting has been a bit more complicated. I wrap my yarn around my index finger on my left hand and the yarn was laying across the sore spot on my index finger. Saturday, I got out the Clapotis and figured the yarn is large enough that it probably wouldn’t hurt too much. I’d tried to work on B’s sock a few weeks ago and the sock yarn hurt too much. The Clapotis yarn was just like Goldilocks’ yarn, it was just right. I knit probably three drop stitch repeats through the weekend. Only about three more to go before I start working on the decrease rows! It’s become a small blanket but it will feel mighty wonderful when it’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit outside with 95 mile-per-hour winds (okay, maybe not that bad, but sometimes it sure feels like it).
In spinning, I’m still working on the Concord fiber. I have about an eighth of it left. I started out with 2.5 ounces and I thought it would go so quickly. I’ve been spinning it so finely that it’s taking me longer but that’s fine since I don’t have a deadline. It’s funny, I’m so excited about spinning that I just want to spin everything that I have and I figure that 2 ounces will go quickly and it doesn’t but 4 ounces goes quickly. I know it’s how finely I spin the yarn, it just seems weird. Either way, I know the Concord fiber will be beautiful. I can’t wait to see how it looks plied. I already know what I’m going to make with it, looks like another lacey scarf is in my future.
Last week, B made homemade gnocchi for dinner. I couldn’t resist taking a photo of the boy working in the kitchen. (please ignore the crazy refrigerator)
