The Many Faces of My Spinning

When I was going through that rough patch a few months back, I made a few lists of Goals I Had In Life (yes, avec capitalization). There were themes. Goals I Had For Travel, Goals I Had For My Career, Goals For This Funny Little Thing Called Love, etc. And one for knitting, currently closer to completion than any of my other lists including Goals For The Week of May 13. The knitting goals ranged from knitting a fair isle sweater, to designing my own pattern. One of them was to learn how to spin, and when the lovely ScarletMote held a workshop a few weeks ago, I got to cross another goal off the list.

Attempt at Yarn, #1
Involves: Libertina Yarns Merino top, hand-dyed by ScarletMote . Plied with green thread. Aren't the colours she picked lovely? Is it top? Seriously, my spinning lingo is limited.
Resembles: The stool of Puff the Magic Dragon with gastrointestinal distress.

Attempt at Yarn, #2
Involves: Libertina Yarns Merino top, 2-ply.
Resembles: Primitive yarn found preserved in an African Cave.

Attempt at Yarn, #3
Involves: Un-dyed Merino Roving
Resembles: Thick and thin art yarn that would be sold at 35$/a skein.

Attempt at Yarn, #4
Involves: Un-dyed Merino Roving
Resembles: Yarn. Success! All flaws, including some very slapdash repair of breaks during plying, are behind the outer layer of yarn. Almost there.

I know this entry is 2 days late, but I've had an exceptionally busy week, a week when it seems like I have three things, or more, to run around to after work. For example, last Wednesday I worked until 4, gave blood, practiced driving, and went to see Waitress with an acquaintance. I'm also working on my sockpal's socks. Unfortunately, last Tuesday I realized that the heel, with the row gauge I was getting, would fit a knee better. I had knit lovely, cabled, Tensor Knee Supports. So, I dutifully ripped back until a few rows of the heel were gone. They are lovely, but everything else is stagnant.

GOALS I HAVE FOR TOMORROW
-locate a tape measure, and make sure I take an accurate measure of my feet this time, so my Sockpal doesn't have to deal with my idiocy any longer.
-practice parallel parking so I don't look sloshed
- make a pie