Spinning

So I realize the blog has been silent for the past few weeks, but I have been making things over that time.  I've also done some frogging, but I think that's been mostly to change needle sizes or fix mistakes.  I've had an impressive case of Cast-On-Itis so I thought instead of making one big, monster post with everything in it, I'll just blog about things as I go, so you won't get to see every step of each project, and you might see something for the first time in its finished state, but this seems more doable and makes more sense to me.

 

I have been spinning through these last few weeks and I've actually gotten quite a lot done.  I started working on this Fireworks fiber (black Merino with Sari Silk waste) last fall and I finished the first bobbin in October.  I got the second bobbin started but then put the spinning wheel away for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the end of year rush to finish things, so it really was just barely started.  I got the wheel out again while Daddy was hospitalized and actually spent several mornings spinning before we left for the hospital.  I've continued spinning into this new year and this past weekend I finished this second bobbin (the one with the gray ends is the second one if you're curious).

I've started the third bobbin and I'm hoping to stay in the habit of spinning almost every day, even if it's just for 30 minutes or so.  I've been listening to podcasts while I spin and that seems to keep me focused better than just listening to music, at least for right now.

I also want to say Thank You to each and every one of you for your kind words and thoughts.  It means a lot to me.