Five women, three wheels, and a bunch of yarn and fiber
Here are 4 of the women...
Sunday's small gathering at Julia's was last-minute for me; had I chosen to wash dishes instead of checking my e-mail, I would not have been there. Thanks for the invitation, Julia!
Here's Julia demonstrating how to pre-draft behind Marnie's knitting machine insect, while Mary-Heather takes pictures.
Andrea's knitting away on Marnie's Deciduous Cami, and Kat's working on a pattern for an upcoming book.
I tried some of Andrea's Crosspatch Creations Black Gold fiber. It's an interesting mix of wools (Romney/Montedale and Merino/Romney), silks (Bombyx and Tussah) and rayon. I didn't pay half as much attention to spinning it as I should have, given that we were talking, snacking, and watching Mary-Heather's and Kat's FIRST-EVER spinning efforts. I ended up with 68 yards of semi-consistent plied yarn, balanced, off the nid-nod. Sweet Andrea, she gifted me the whole bag, and Julia gave me some lush pygora and other fibers to try as well! Mary-Heather went home with a great sampling of all the fibers there, and quite possibly, a new hobby (mwaaahahahahahahaha)!
Have a good weekend!
Ooh, great pictures. It's too bad little knitter didn't get any action. Maybe at the next get together :)
Hope to see you on the 21st
Spin-ins with friends is always fun, esp when you get to rope in new victims. ;)
Ahem, Missy! What happened to pre-approval? Do you
see your thighs plastered all over my website? (First
picture yay! Second picture boo!) Seriously, I can
probably handle the ugly shot with my eyes closed and
my arm looking puffy, but only because the shot of our
wheels is so cool! Can you burn it for me? xox, J.
You forgot a couple of adjectives about the 68 yards of fiber you spun: beautiful, dreamy, and soft like a tiger's eye spun out of bunny fur. Mmmmmm. It was so much fun to meet you and watch you spin... I can dream!