Back to Wool
The Black Sheep Gathering has come and gone once again, leaving a bit of fiber frenzy in its wake. My mom was in town for the weekend and we got to visit the fiber festival a couple of times, leaving with a reasonable amount of yarn and fiber and a set of matching sweatshirts. I couldn't resist the price on this handspun wool from SPORFARM in the "Sunflower" colorway.
The scent of wool got me wooldrunk and I suddenly was struck with a desire to spin yarn, so much so that I would have blindly dropped my checkbook into the first spinning wheel booth I found! Thankfully, rather than spending hundreds of dollars on a brand new spinning wheel, Kathy came to the rescue and lent me her unused wheel, complete with a how-to book and a variety of fiber to play with.
I am really excited about the wheel, especially since this morning I found the "brake band" and was able to actually make yarn. Whee!! The yellow stuff shown in this photo is the yarn I spun, while the beautifully uniform teal yarn was already on the bobbin.I'm glad to have something new to work with because lately I have been working on a project that is not incredibly exciting, something that I would rather nap with than work on ... the Lizard Ridge blanket is almost done, only one and a half balls of Noro Kureyon to go before I knit the border with a contrasting yarn.
Another highlight of the weekend was a hike to view some interesting rock formations; here are the knitters in the wild, wearing our matching Black Sheep Gathering sweatshirts (and a little sweat from the climb, perhaps):
