| | Spinning
Oops, I wonder if I am still part of the Knitting Bloggers ring. It's been hectic- I finished three research papers, graduated, moved, and job-hunted, all within the past two weeks. Oh yeah, and I had a nasty cold.
I also started spinning. Erin and I went down to The Yarn Tree in Williamsburg yesterday, and I bought a beautiful Kundert spindle and some soft Merino/Corriedale blend. Spinning is so much better when you have good fiber and a well-balanced spindle. I used to have a cute little hand-painted affair I got for ten dollars off of e-bay. I had trouble with it, however, and blamed myself until I realized that it was actually a wooden dowel stuck in a wheelie from the woodcrafts section of Michael's (or Hobby Lobby, take your pick)! So it wasn't me! Wow!
Also, drafting the fiber out underhand makes it somewhat easier to control.
The yarn is turning out great, and I'm going to try to figure out to Andean ply. Unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera right now, because I had to return my old pet to Student Affairs.
You know, a digital camera costs as much as a... spinning wheel. |
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