Monday, April 17, 2006
Anticipation
My first spinning wheel is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I'm really excited. I ordered the Ashford Traveller. I had expected to be waiting a few more weeks for it, but I have a tracking number and a estimated delivery date of 4/18. I have no idea how i'm going to make it through work tomorrow.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Bad Blogger.
Okay, I resolve to blog on a more regular basis. Actually I do, I just am trying to figure out if I want to keep both this and my livejournal or just do LJ. Decisions, decisions...In the mean time, I think I owe you all an update.
Last post was my knitting resolutions for 2006. I am proud to say I have accomplished one of them. I learned how to spin!
In the last month I've taken some classes. One 2-day class was devoted solely to the drop spindle, the other 2-day class was suppose to be all encompassing, but alas once we saw all the spinning wheels that went out the door. We learned about fiber prep and played on the wheels. I'd like to say we were spinning, but we were all struggling.
incidentally, I took the class with the wheel before the drop spindle class. I think the fact we weren't shown drafting properly was the main problem. It was fun to sit at the wheels and make these chunky blobs of tiny skeins. Once I got into the other class and saw the instructor drafting, it hit me "OH, That's what you do!".
This is the skein I made in the 2-day drop spindle class.
I'm spinning away and having so much fun. I'm going to invest in a wheel sometime soon, I'm just not sure which one. At our class, I tried the Louet S10 and Lendrum, the instructor couldn't understand why I was more comfortable on the Louet. Oh well, I want to try the ashford traveller before I make any decisions.
In knitting news, I'm just trudging along, I just finished up a pile of knitted chicks for my mothers kindergarten class and I'm in the middle of some cabled socks. Next up is a scarf from Mason- Dixon knitting. This book is fabulous, especially if you enjoy knitting stuff for around the house or apartment.
That's it for now. Till next time bloggers!
Last post was my knitting resolutions for 2006. I am proud to say I have accomplished one of them. I learned how to spin!
In the last month I've taken some classes. One 2-day class was devoted solely to the drop spindle, the other 2-day class was suppose to be all encompassing, but alas once we saw all the spinning wheels that went out the door. We learned about fiber prep and played on the wheels. I'd like to say we were spinning, but we were all struggling.
incidentally, I took the class with the wheel before the drop spindle class. I think the fact we weren't shown drafting properly was the main problem. It was fun to sit at the wheels and make these chunky blobs of tiny skeins. Once I got into the other class and saw the instructor drafting, it hit me "OH, That's what you do!".
This is the skein I made in the 2-day drop spindle class.
I'm spinning away and having so much fun. I'm going to invest in a wheel sometime soon, I'm just not sure which one. At our class, I tried the Louet S10 and Lendrum, the instructor couldn't understand why I was more comfortable on the Louet. Oh well, I want to try the ashford traveller before I make any decisions.
In knitting news, I'm just trudging along, I just finished up a pile of knitted chicks for my mothers kindergarten class and I'm in the middle of some cabled socks. Next up is a scarf from Mason- Dixon knitting. This book is fabulous, especially if you enjoy knitting stuff for around the house or apartment.
That's it for now. Till next time bloggers!
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Knitting Resolutions 2006
Okay, I know it's the 11th but it's never too late to share your resolutions.
I have 3 knitting related resolutions:
1) to challenge myself (this includes learning new techniques like intarsia, fair isle and chart reading)
2) to keep the number of WIP's to a manageable level. I tend to start more items then finish, I will look to finish up old outstanding items.
3) I will learn to spin yarn. I have a drop spindle, but have never been able to get the hang of using it. There is a 2 day class at the end of march at one of my lys so, hopefully I can get in on that.
well that's it for now.
I have 3 knitting related resolutions:
1) to challenge myself (this includes learning new techniques like intarsia, fair isle and chart reading)
2) to keep the number of WIP's to a manageable level. I tend to start more items then finish, I will look to finish up old outstanding items.
3) I will learn to spin yarn. I have a drop spindle, but have never been able to get the hang of using it. There is a 2 day class at the end of march at one of my lys so, hopefully I can get in on that.
well that's it for now.
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