Spinning Stuff

Sorry for the long wait to get stuff done and all that. I've gotten some more stuff to post here. I've been spinning like a madwoman I tell ya.

I've gotten some wonderful sample from Woolwoman of Ravelry and her etsy shoppe Katrina's Woolworld. I also just got done spinning up some CA Red I got from her as well. I still need to write up the critique for that. And take pics of course.

I just got done spinning up some Cheviot that was part of the Monthly down fibre club she has. I also got some fibre from Sheep Shed Studios. Some superwash and some of her dyesoppers.

But first, I'm going to post some pics of some of the gifts I had for my family for Christmas and the yarns I used for them. It was great spinning for gifts for family. They all appreciated how special that was.

I also had a bit of hardluck this past couple months. It wasn't fun I tell ya but it's all looking up now. YEEEHAW!!!

Well the hardluck stuff all started in January when one of my boys was sent to the hospital because his spleen started leaking. That's never a good thing. Come to find out he had contracted Epstien Barr (aka mono) and that causes ones spleen to swell to the point of bursting. Thankfully we caught it in time and he didn't have to have his spleen removed. He's only 18. He did spend almost two weeks in the hospital for it though. A whole week in ICU. He's out now and is doing much better and is actually back to work.

Then about the same time as that was going on, my hubby got laid off his job. (Damn economy anyway). He's in the oilfield and was a driller on a gas rig (will someone please tell me what oil has to do with natural gas anyway, other than how they get it out of the ground???) He's going back to work tomorrow. Yeah on that!!!!

And now my youngest is in Juvee for violating her probation. Sheesh!! It's not looking good for her but then she brought this all on herself. O well, I will just have to be there for her. It's a little too late to bitch n complain. The whole woulda, shoulda coulda thing. She just needs to pull her head out of her butt and learn her lesson from all this.

Ok, where were we? Sorry bout the whole ranting thing but then again, my blog would be totally boring without some sort of drama.

The spinning stuff, oh yeah. Here are some pics of my wheel and of some of the goodies that I've spun since I've gotten her.(my wheel that is).

What is up n Then Again, Maybe Not!

Well, dang.

It's been like way too long ya'll. I've been a very, very bad blogger.

There is soo much to catch up on n all that stuff.

First, here are some pics of some of the things I've been doing lately, namely, spinning on a drop spindle and I actually made my own ghetto spinning wheel. (When I say ghetto, I mean it ain't perty but she sure does the job though).

The red singles above are the ones I used to make the yarn there on the bushes. I chain plied (or navajo plied) it and it turned into a lovely worsted weight yarn. Don't know what I'll do with it just yet but hey, it's still early in the game.

The golden brown singles, I double plied them and am knitting my mom a shawl. So far so good. I'll have to post a pic when I get it at least farther along than it is. The yarn looks like antique spun gold. I love it and it's sooo soft. I hope my mom likes it n all.

In other happenings, I've been terribly busy planning a Poker Run for the end of the month. Just two weeks away. WOOHOOO!!!! It's gonna be a blast. I still have to figure out the logistics as to who is doing what at the Lodge but heck that should be pretty easy to accomplish. (Well let's hope so) Still gotta get together the stop packets, you know the cards, t-shirts, etc. for each stop. I am hoping that it all goes well and that we have a nice turnout for it. If the weather is like it is today though, sheesh, It'll have to wait for another week. Dang, I sure would hate for that to happen ya know. Then peeps won't be so apt to show up. So here's to hoping that the weather cooperates with us on this thing.

I'll post pics of that after the event. It should be kewl!!!