It seems that I went on a finishing projects kick. My Honeybee Cardigan became a finished object on the second night of Passover at Jesh’s. When I got there all I had left was to sew on a few more buttons and weave in the ends (which she helped with). I celebrated with some wine!
The other day, I finished the SolidSocks Mystery socks for March/April 2010. It was a day late to get into the drawing for a prize. However, they fit wonderfully and just in time for sandal weather… hrmph.
A while back I got one of those sock blocker keychain kabobs. More recently than that, I made it a sock with some leftover yarn from my Honeybee. Brendan says that I should get an action figure leg to put it on.
Speaking of itty bitty… I bought a new toy Kuchulu Turkish Spindle from Jenkins. It’s a beauty and I love it.
Here it is without any fiber on it:
This is after spinning up a small sample of BFL that I had laying around:
This baby can hold more than it’s own weight in yarn. It’s 10g or approximately 0.35oz.
My other spindling is this silk roving that I bought last fall on a yarnventure.
There’s also the ideas I’ve been having for products. Spinning wheel orifice hooks, hand dyed sock flats, spindle cases, etc.. etc.. And I still want to open a yarn and spinning shop. It’s scary to think about starting your own business and I go from “I can’t wait” to “oh no, I can’t do that” every other hour.
At the end of the month, Jesh and I will be driving up to Massachusetts for the Sheep and Wool festival. We’re leaving Friday and coming back Monday. I can’t wait! It’s the week after my birthday (and Memorial Day weekend). It promises to be awesome.
