Done at last. Finished it up a few days ago and it's all washed and pretty. Spun and plied worsted on my wheel. I stripped down color sections for three of the bobbins to see what that would do. About 1148 yards, 15.5 oz, 2-ply, about 14 wpi.



Now, what to spin next.

Yesterday I went through all my stash. Well, all the fiber stash, any way. No reason to disturb the yarn. I dug out fiber I was thinking of spinning soon. I wanted some fun spinning and to maybe start one of those spindle projects (mmmm pygora). Found a good little pile of stuff and started digging through my spindles, and then found this:



Oh right. I had intended on spinning the pygora on this spindle. Guess I should work on finishing that one up instead....

Back at home and back to my stash. This has lead to full-on fiber flirtation. I keep thinking about all the things I could be spinning or playing with, but unable to commit to any of them at the moment.

While in Brazil, I finished a project that has been on my spindle for a good year and a half.

( spindle spinning and new fibers )

So this just starts me off to wanting to play with my fibers even more, but unable to decide what to do just yet. Last night, at least, my solution was to knit more so I can move things through my queue and it will be easier to decide.

This weekend's photos added to the Brazil Set.

Went to the Maracana to see Fluminense lose to Botafogo. Will catch up tomorrow.

Instead, enjoy the updated picture set on Flickr.

Putting photos of our trip up on Flickr in the Brazil 2010 set.

Oh what is this? Oh this is a knitting post.

Since I hurt my wrist over the summer knitting, I haven't been as diligent with updating my knitting, but since I pulled out a pair of socks during the Olympics, it is okay to catch up.

I've finished a few things since the sweater.


( more below )

December and January ate my life, so I hope you excuse the lateness.



Happy New Year!
(Better late than never, no?)

This past Saturday was World Wide Spin In Public Day and Holly and I made the most of it! We packed up our wheels and journeyed to Iowa City to meet up with other spinners from Fae Ridge Farm and spin at the local mall. We got a lot of interest from those passing by. One lady sat down and learned to spin on a drop spindle and several kids wanted to treadle the wheels, although that seemed to be the only attraction. It was all very positive and it was great to sit and talk with the Fae Ridge and Craft Guild folks. There was a bit of Mexican food and margaritas afterward while being amused by a giggling baby. The only detraction to the day was a home game for University of Iowa, which meant getting home took longer than expected, but it gave us even more reason to hang out at the local co-op while theoretically waiting for the traffic to clear out. Great day out.