Odds and Ends
Apart from changing my masthead, I have not done anything worth blogging about. My Let It Snow! hat is on its decreases, and I'll bring it to the Sunday meetup.
Speaking of meetup, if anyone from the South Bay wants to carpool with me and Lori on Sunday, let me know in today's comments. We're planning on leaving at around 10.15a from Redondo Beach.
Still spinning the merino and tussah mix; I've got about 2 yards of fiber left. Spinning from the fold is time-consuming in that I'm working with pieces no longer than 6 or 7 inches in length, but it lets me practice with spinning from the fold more.
I've been reading Andrea Tung's blog, in which she chronicles her progress of launching her new alpaca yarn line, Fable Handknit. Andrea sent me some yummy yarn samples about a month ago, and the last time I read her blog she was going to have more colors soon.
I found a couple of Filipino food blogs I'd like to share (because we eat the most interesting things): Beyond Adobo and Stefoodie. There's also Deep End Dining, whose authors are not Filipino, but there are a couple of posts on balut [pronounced bah-loot], which is certainly one of the Philippines' most intriguing dishes. My mom said that that was one of my favorite things to eat when I was little! Gak!
Reading: Still reading. I can finally read *and* knit at the same time! Orson Scott Card's Magic Street, Nancy Geary's Being Mrs. Alcott, Grace Tiffany's The Turquoise Ring, Mitch Cullin's A Slight Trick of the Mind, Robin Cook's Chromosome 6.
Ooooo, I like the new banner. Very nice!
love the new banner. Very sassy!
the spinning has entered the sub-title, yay, go spinning! ;)
Lovely new banner! Very modern. I'm going to finally meet you (in person) this Sunday!! I am so there. Can't wait to see the hat!
Lovely fiber! like the new banner too ;)
It takes some practice, but it is quite an accomplishment when you can knit and read at the same time! I finally got it down this semester - I knit while reading my assignments for school!
Have a good weekend ;)
Love the new banner! Have a wonderful weekend!
Love the new banner! I've been dying to change my blog but can't decide what I want (and don't have the time to implement it either - but that's a whole other story.)
The fiber is so pretty - can't wait to see how it spins up!
Hi there!
Just discovered your blog and I love your yarn and banner. With the mention of balut (boy do I remember seeing it, but not eating it), your blog piqued my interest even more!
I am interested in handspinning, but will probably use a spool instead of a wheel. I just cannot quite afford a wheel and spindle at the moment, but I have about 5 pounds of raw wool to clean and spin. Hope to hear from you soon!
Kimberly
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(waves) So nice meeting you yesterday! I loved watching you spin :-)
Yeah!!Filipino food!!! But you are right in that Filipinos (and the Chinese) eat some pretty interestintg things. But there are some things that I draw the line at. And I like hte new banner!!