Fall is here!

I love fall!  I woke up this morning earlier than I wanted to, thanks to the dog trying to snuggle my face...  I jumped out of bed and start knitting the daily  4 rows (assigned homework). I managed to miss something row 2.5, I cannot figure out what I did for the life of me.

Note to self: don't knit without coffee  and stop knitting  important items after starting to sip wine.

I have decided to try to make a spinning wheel that does  it all! I have been watching everyone on youtube use 2 or 3 different tools to finish thier spun yarn. Seems like you should be able to turn a wheel at a slant or move a drive band to a new whorl So that you can wind yarn into a yarn ball or put it on a swift  quicker than buying or using another tool.

After the knitting mishap, I ran outside to catch the sunrise light up the leaves,  lifting fog and neighborhood hawk.

I can't show her that

I can't show my knitting  teacher  this  attempt of a scarf.  So many holes and mistakes,  so I cut it off the needle  and will use it as a swatch or something. So now I have two days to catch up in the pattern.

  At the same time I started this other project that was originally a hat...  60 cast on stitches and it's too big  for that I think.  It is special as its my first spun ply  and I only have a tiny bit, maybe I can ply this other beautiful mess into some  sort of item. 60 stitches do not fit on a needle. I don't care what that youtube video said...

I also started carding rolags with dog slickers (well sad versions of such) I love the red and green dyed Finn wool so far!

I am excited for the upcoming fiber festivals!  I need some deals and am filled with ideas. 

Today a knitting class, tomorrow a spinning wheel class

 I have been busy trying to figure out whether  I am going to  be a crocheter or a knitter  with the wool I  have been spinning. 

 I crocheted a tiny bit following a book this last weekend.  Tonight I have a knitting class,  I think we are making a scarf  throughout the class.

Tomorrow I continue the spinning  class that I started  last week.   It was a great class! I have taken out a dvd and various books about felting,  crochet,  knitting and spinning. Below is the start of a crocheted piece,  followed by my first drop spindle (a bottom whorl).  Lastly was my picture from Instagram (more a spinning announcement) when I first rented a wheel and got help from a new friend on fine tuning my introduction to the wheel.  Since then I  have been quite busy. other things I think I would like to try are felting slippers &   hand knitting a fluffy cowl.  perhaps that crochet thing will become a hat. 

All things Lacey

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Learning

I love to LEARN. I am learning at work  and at home.  It certainly makes for exciting times. At work it's hardware.  At home, this summer it was photography  and now  I am learning to spin wool.  I like the idea that you're making energy and then eventually make my own things. I am hoping that this  becomes an exercise into finishing my own projects.  I have so many  little things to do,  I even have the time to do them.