calm

since the good news a few weeks ago, I've been recovering without the stress.  I've also been knitting and spinning kind of non stop.  I finally finished a bobbin's worth of the red fluff I have and started the second bobbin of singles so I can ply the two.  Didn't seem to get anywhere with it this past weekend....so I figure another 3-4 weeks of spinning before it's done.



Also, over the holiday, J and I visited the fiber store in Solvang, Village Spinning and Weaving on Alisol.  I had a few questions and of course, J had the time of his life feeling all the fluff and picking his favorite colors and textures.  I just asked questions and a couple things on my list to pick up.  They have the best customer service and answers with plenty of examples to share.

We came home with; more silk blends, two batches of Manos fiber named Dragon, 4 ounces of angora, 8 ounces each of baby camel, merino 150 and (drumroll) cashmere.  ahhh cashmere.  I can't really bring myself to believe it, or to thing I would be spinning it, but sure enough it is in the house and I really do have some.

To total, I have 8 pounds and 14 ounces of fiber sitting under the table in the kitchen. I really need to clean out the space and have a better way of storing it.  Right now it all sits in my sweater washing bin under the table in bags.  Not sure it's the best way, but I do know it's better than the garage.


I also finished knitting the bucket of monkey for a friend.  It would have been a barrel, but there was only one monkey and it was actually just a bucket.  I color worked her name into the person sized cowl on the bucket.






p.s. there are photos coming of the massive stack of fiber, I just need to take some and there are so many other things on my list today.


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