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Thursday 14 Dec 2006
Down To The Wire
Tomorrow night is the first night of Hanukkah and I’m scrambling to finish up a couple of projects.
The first is a Bejeweled Scarf I’m knitting from the yarn left over from the Sienna Cardigan I made for my daughter.
Next, I’ve been busily making batch after batch of Peppermint Bark to bring to a party on Saturday night.
This is my favorite holiday treat to make because (1) it’s easy, (2) everyone loves it, and (3) I hate both white chocolate and mint in candy so I’m not tempted to eat any myself.
Finally, a sure-fire sign the holidays are closing in . . . I opened my first present–a pair of hand-knit socks sent to me by Tine:
Are they fabulous or what! She dyed the merino yarn herself.
I wore them to work today and they’re perfect for the ice box they call my office. Thanks again, Tine! My feet were toasty warm all day.
Tuesday 12 Dec 2006
Blame Marcia
The clever among you correctly guessed that my new wheel is a Kromski Sonata. Because I already own a perfectly nice wheel, I had no intention of purchasing a second until Marcia put the idea of a folding, travel wheel in my head. Then she had the nerve to entice me with the at-that-time-still-unavailable Sonata. So, I did what any fiber-lovin’ soul would do, I ordered one sight unseen. It arrived last week.
I love it.
OK, so it’s not quite a nice as my Schacht, but then again it was only half the price.
The best feature, besides the incredibly easy way it folds up, is that it treadles great. You can start the wheel rotating from a complete stop without a bit of effort.
And it seems to spin and ply great. I’ve managed to spin both a DK weight and, just for grins, a 2-ply that’s more like thread than yarn.
No problems at all.
Friday 08 Dec 2006
Aaaah, Silk
What’s a new wheel without some new fiber to go along with it.
Click on the photo for a really big close-up.
Mmmmmmm . . . hand-dyed, 100% Tussah silk roving.
But you can stop coveting mine and go buy some for yourself. Spinderella (a/k/a Lynn Snell), fiber artist extraordinare, just updated her online store. And she’s selling this gorgeous silk roving at an unbelievably cheap introductory price.
But hurry, because like all one-of-a-kind treasures, when it’s gone, it’s gone.
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