« Something to Show | Main | hit by a farm »
May 05, 2006
Good Grief
Good grief! I’m sorry I haven’t kept up. I had to prepare for the Basic Skills Tests for Teacher Certification so all fiber related pursuits had to stop while I reacquainted myself with algebra, geometry and word problems. What a misery. I took the test Saturday morning. I was so drained afterward that even though my budget said no, my heart, my soul, my very life force demanded emergency resuscitation. So off to The Fold I went for deep fiber therapy. Look what I got!
Isn’t it cool? It’s four ounces of merino wrapped in rambouillet roving. I’ve also finished both commissions so now it’s all joy, joy and more joy! I have a hat for Sophia on the go. And I finished spinning the berries (a.k.a. Blue Face Leceister “Cranberry”).
I’m setting aside the very last braid for a skein of just fingering weight. I’d like to try a scarf. The colors are such an endorphin rush. It’s impossible to be sad while spinning this fiber. I hope Toni gets more in.
I’m now spinning consistently between fingering and sport weight. I’m still very much a beginner so I can’t tell you exactly how I achieve this. I just hit my groove I think and this is what happens naturally. This is so like me. I’m very much a hands-on learner. I read instructions only after “I’ve got it”, sometimes to my regret. And I use jargon only when I’ve quite literally absorbed the skill. So one day I’ll use words like wraps per inch. For now, I’m just crazy happy that it comes out like this.
The next thing I want to tackle is posture. I definitely have a crone gargoyle thing going on when I spin which can't be good for me.