Hey I Made It!

Two days in a row. Wow! Are you impressed?

For Christmas last year (I know - it's June - don't rub it in about the tardiness) my darling husband bought me a drum carder. A really nice one too. A Louet one. Here's where I should insert a nice picture, but darned if I can find it.

However - as much as I didn't want to break my hubby's heart, I really had no need for a drum carder. After that last fiasco with buying, cleaning, and carding only half of the cormo fleece from NH Sheep and Wool in 2007 I am unlikely to tackle that endeavor anytime soon. Oh, and to make it worse - I HATE the way the cormo came out. It still felt greasy. It is now being processed along with my gray Alpaca fleece and another nice fleece I bought at NH this year. And if I really need a drum carder I can borrow one from Pat or Lisa (love you guys <3)!

So bottom line - I sold it. I also sold the Hitchiker wheel that I no longer used. That left me with some extra cash that I promptly used to buy this:


It is a Kromski Polonaise and I love it! It spins like a dream. And the bonus? It comes with a Woolee Winder. I never thought it was something I needed. Let me tell ya - once you use one you will want it!

I was never really into naming my wheels. My Lendrum is just my "Lendrum", my Louet is referred to as "my Louet". No big deal. I thought Polly would be a nice name for her but it seemed too obvious. So since I got her from my friend Pat, I decided to name her Patty. Sounds good, huh?

Catching up a bit

Wow - how do you catch up on a year of spinning and knitting in one post? You can't. So if I can be good and post at least every few days (My goal is to eventually be as good as Carole and post every day) we will accomplish something. Baby steps here.

So - what have I been doing? Lots of socks, of which I have no pictures of at the moment. I started my Pi Shawl by Elizabeth Zimmerman. It doesn't look like much right now though. I am putting my faith in the blocking gods that it will eventually look like something besides a "Big Jellyfish" as my friend Lisa says.


I wasn't too keen on the color at first. And the photo doesn't do it much justice either. It was my own handspun and the roving was a mix of gold and a deep rose. When it hits the sun it does look unique.

I have been working on this shawlette as well. I think it will be great for summer. And it is my portable project now since it requires no thinking at all and my Pi Shawl has gotten too large to carry around anymore.


And look at this pretty roving from the Spunky Club. I can't wait to see how those colors turn out. I am invisioning some socks.


I have lots of spinning to do and I am really especially excited about it. Want to know why? You'll have to check back tomorrow.