This past week has been very exciting for me. I taught my first handspinning class. I taught it over two nights, which worked out pretty well. Night one consisted of a brief history of spinning, fibers, fiber processing, anwd demonstrations both on the wheel and on the dropspindle. We then made dropspindles out of two inch wooden model car tires, dowels, and cup hooks. Night two consisted of demonstrations of different drop spindles and spinning practice. All of this took place at the local library.
I also got an order of yarn from http://www.Knitpicks.com and am learning to do two socks at the same time from the toe up on two circular needles. It's a bit rough for the first two rounds, but after that, it beats out dpns hands down. I love it. You can find the free pattern here.
http://www.knitpicks.com/Two%20At%20Once,%20Toe-Up%20Sock%20Pattern_PD50417220.html#
I also signed up for Lime and Violet's Knitwars. You can find them here. They just overflow with knitting naughtiness. http://limenviolet.blogspot.com/
I'm hoping to actually get some picks on this sight soon, so stay tuned. I'm babysitting for my sister now (infant and preschooler) so things are a bit crazy. I love to blog, but I just have a hard time finding time. I'll try to do better.
FIBER JUNKY: Adventures of a spinning, knitting,reading, dog training,essential oil using chick with a serious fiber habit, along with an occassional word from her enablers, er, friends.
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