Sorry for the lack of posts lately - I’ve been dealing with side-effects from a new medicine. Hopefully the doctor and I can get things back on track soon. In the meantime, I’m exhausted.

Another picture, because I find it incredibly funny.  But first, a short bit of story.

A short while ago, the largest and most co-dependent of the cats came over to get petted.  Nothing out of the ordinary – he does it all the time.  However, when I touched him, I felt some dry, plant-like stuff on him.  Very odd, as they’re all indoor kitties.  I take a look, and ask him, “Just how did you get covered in catnip?”

Not expecting an answer, of course,  Only Kali holds two-way conversations with humans.  So investigation ensued.  The findings?

I live with a bunch of addicts, it seems.

Okay, I attempted to play with CSS today. I don’t think I succeeded.

Darth Spindle! A custom order from Spinsanity, and I adore it! She also included the most adorable spindle keychain. Now I’ll have no excuse for losing my keys.

Very, very happy pink singles here. I’m loving spinning this up, when it’s not hot enough to make me melt at the thought of touching fiber. It’s a Corriedale, Merino, Silk, Firestar blend from Copperpot Woolies. The fiber they sell apparently has some sort of addictive chemical in it, as I can’t seem to stop buying it.

I finished the Carousel singles from an earlier post and plied them. Not perfect, but I’m happy with the resulting yarn!

The first finished Solstice Slip Sock. Of course, now that I’m done, I wish I’d made the cuff a bit longer. Oh, well.

No knitting or spinning pictures tonight.  I finished the first Solstice Slip sock, but the second is, for some reason, smaller than the first.  There will be ripping.

However, now I have the pleasure of finding out that the dryer is broken.  You press the button and…nothing happens.  I’ve checked the breaker, the plug, the door latch.  I’ve kicked, and I’ve held down the button as the Whirlpool site suggested.  The button thing, not the kicking.

It started up for a few seconds when I started hitting the button in frustration, but soon petered out.  I have a feeling that I’m going to be getting some knitting time in at a laundromat soon.  If I can figure out where one is…

Next post, there will be a picture of the best spindle ever.  It’s the only thing keeping today from being a complete wash.

I was down the other day, so I decided to spin something…excessively cheerful.

Batt from Coperpot Woolies – who seems to peddle fibery crack, I swear.

I haven’t disappeared, just been quite busy.  But I’ve got some blurry pictures to show you!

This is CJ Kopec Creations’ Carousel roving – 80% merino, 20% colonial wool.  Yummy stuff.  I can’t get enough of just touching it.

Of course, when I couldn’t sleep, I decided to see how some of it spun up.  Here we go:

Not trying for anything in particular with this bobbin.  Just watching how the colors flow, and playing with different drafting methods.  So it’s more thick and thin than I normally care for, but I’m okay with it.

I think one of the biggest things I’m learning with spinning is that things can be imperfect, but still wonderful.

Speaking of wonderful, the musical accompaniment for this evening was the soundtrack for Done the Impossible, which is a great documentary about the fans of Firefly/Serenity.  I think it’s just as yummy as the wool.

Now playing: Rob Kuhlman - Done The Impossible (Ballad Of Serenity)

I just brought this home!

It’s got a bit of a story, as well.   I’ve been taking a class at Springwater Fiber Workshop, and I got to use this wheel. I loved it, and wanted one just like it. (If anyone actually knows anything about spinning, it’s an older Ashford Traditional.)

I went to a spinning group meeting on Monday, and one of the group had mentioned that she knew I liked that type of wheel, and there would be a used one for sale soon. Was I interested? I somehow refrained from bouncing and said yes, could I see it?

It’s the same wheel I’ve been using. And it only cost me $200!  It’s got a few quirks, but I’m used to most of them.  I do need to replace a few pieces – the brake band’s spring has been replaced with a rubber band, for example.

And now I”m going to stop blogging and actually *spin*!

I do get small bits of knitting done, here and there.  Here’s some proof:

It’s a fun pattern, but I dropped a stitch, so I think I’m going to have to tink back a bit, as I know if I frog I’ll lose it all.  And I’m too OCD to just pick the stitch up wherever I can and go with it.  *sigh*