In which our heroine spins
It is indeed true! I have made progress in my crafy sub-life!
Tuesday night I spun up the rest of the crappy wool that I used when I was practicing using the hand carders. I am not going to spin or card the rest of it, though, because the wool itself was free (dye practice from the retreat) and I am not pleased with the wool or the results. Anyway, I spun up what I had prepped and plied it and turned it into a hank and stuffed it into a bag.
I’m looking forward to spinning the new hand-dyed merino I got off Etsy last week! It’s pretty pretty stuff.
Last night I spun up some of the charcoal alpaca/tencel blend on a drop spindle, which is lovely. The fibers are pretty slippery though, so joining is occasionally a challenge.
Knitting-wise, I finished a baby kimono and Saartje’s booties for Baby Benji. I’m knitting a Baby Surprise Jacket too, but I’m not happy with it (that pattern requires a LOT of counting, and also it seems a bit large. And warm.). I might rip it. Or I’ll finish it and see how big it turns out to be - it might just be 1yo sized, which is good since the babies in my life will be nearly a year old when the weather gets cold again.
I’m also knitting socks for Alan, which is taking FOREVER, despite them being my lunchtime-knitting project. Socks just aren’t my thing, I think, which is sad because sock patterns look so freaking awesome. I have more than a few favorited in Ravelry.
I’ve done some web stuff too. And I leveled my druid alt to 58, my hunter is holding steady at 65 so I can play with Alan’s warlock.
