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I'm so proud! I actually started a project and worked on it until I completed it without a)starting another project b)working on another project or c)buying more yarn for another project! The WIP list remains stable. I really want to get back to working with some wool, but Maude is calling my name. Hopefully another FO in the near future?!?

Oh yeah -- the socks. They are for Maddie and I used leftover Cascade Fixation to make them. Believe it or not, I still have more left over! Pretty good value, even if it is cotton.

Just wanted to say Thanks to Anna at Anna Knits for her nifty blog stuff! You can see that I added the scrolling buttons at the left. How cool is that?

Well, I got a little bit of the Lorna's spun up and here it is! What is that thing it's on, you ask? That's an old weaving loom bobbin/shuttle thingy that I got at the Sandwich Antique Fair last month for a couple of bucks. Yesterday we went to the antique fair again and I got this:

A cute little Frankoma pitcher in Prairie Green. I bargained the seller down to $20, so I was happy! Isn't it cute?

But I digress. Here is a close up of the yarn which shows the color a little better. Some of you spinners can probably tell that I am using a Navajo plying technique to make a 3 ply. Here is a little video demo that will explain it better than I can. Why am I using this method? Because I wanted a smooth transition from color to color. If I made a 2-ply, the color would probably be kind of muddy, with the carmel color taking over. I may make a little 2 ply sample to see what it looks like.

The Lorna's roving is just wonderful to spin and feels very soft. I think it will be pretty wearable for handspun wool. I highly recommend it!