Spinning!

What goes hand in hand with knitting? Spinning!

I just “got” spinning. I mean, I’ve been spinning my own yarn for awhile now, but just last night I got it. It worked. The hands and feet and wheel all seemed to be in sync, and nice, even, consistent yarn was produced. This is a good thing. Something I’ve been working toward now for awhile. Now I have to find the time to produce more, because, of course, I have the perfect project to knit with this perfect yarn.

This is exciting to me, it just may be exciting enough to hold off on the “start-itis” but for awhile longer. At least until I get the yarn spun for my new project.

Just what is this new project? It’s a wide scarf/hood/shawl thing from Rowan’s #42 Magazine. It’s called Helsinki. Isn’t it gorgeous? Mine will be a light grayish/brown in HANDSPUN!! This will be so much fun!

And you know what the next step is after spinning? Well, then, I’ll have to aquire my own fiber source! I can just see it, hubby will flip.

I’m thinking qiviut! Yeah, what’s a few musk oxen in the back yard! Besides if I aim high, like for musk ox or yak, then the sheep I eventually settle for will be no big deal, he’ll just accept that!

What could go wrong?

Ahhhh, off to spin more yarn!

Craft Gossip

Oct

26

Spinning!

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