8.21.2006

i started xmas gift #3 today, mostly because i was dying to get that debbie bliss pure silk on the needles. i don't know if it's the silk, the needles i'm using (boye metal straights), or a combination of the two, but my left hand is sore. (check out my cute new stitch markers.)


i also did a bit of spinning today. i know spinning isn't that difficult and just takes some time to do well, but i feel completely awkward when i do it. well, maybe not completely, but...yeah. i used some purple and incredibly bright orange wool that i got at the michigan fiber festival on sunday. (that's my green gable blocking in the background.)


also, i plied for the first time! some parts were spun too tightly, so i had to work with that a bit, but i think it came out well enough. i'm calling this my halloween yarn because of the colors. aren't i clever?


also, what does one do with teeny tiny skeins of yarn? i may just end up displaying them in random places...away from the cats.