(Warning: excessively moderately long post follows!)
Wanna see my haul? Ok, first the kit, which is really what I was looking for:
1. A beautiful swift – definitely a vast improvement on my previous method!
2. A ball winder – ditto about previous method…
3. Cute stitch markers from the Natural Dye Studio:
4. Having inflicted the following toddler-like behaviour on Amanda ALL day: ‘I want to dye wool! I don’t want to dye wool! I want to spin! I don’t want to spin!’ I finally succumbed to this pink fluffiness:
5. … For which I obviously needed this. I have no clue how to use it, but why let mere practicalities get between a girl and the shiny stuff…
And now for the yarn:
6. Some Fyberspates self-striping sock yarn, already on my new swift:
7. Beautiful 4-ply from the Natural Dye Studio:
8. Opal sock yarn, which looks like this when knitted up.
9, 10, 11. There were also various non-yarn items: an old crochet doily, a crochet jug cover and an ‘I Ravelled at Woolfest’ bag, to name just a few.
All this sharing has made me reflect on the many benefits of being in denial..
Oh, very nice haul – your swift is fabulous and I don’t think you can have too many stitch markers. The fibre looks fabulous – I have not yet succombed to the lure of spinning, but I’m finding it hard!
Lovely haul indeed. Specially jealous of your swift!
Congratulations! Having just indulged in a rather large “stash enhancement” myself, I would like to support your purchases entirely. You need these…you deserve these…you will make beautiful things!
What a fabulous weekend. We both had good ones by the looks of it. And hey, we can share learning to use a spindle together. I have not really got much clue either!
oh, i am so jealous. hsve to wait all the way until october for rhinebeck sheep and wool. and jealous of you and amanda getting to go together…..sigh
Lovely stuff. The spinning fibre looks pretty, good luck with that.
Mmmm, what a nice swift. Had to call my husband in to have a peek …. with a birthday fast approaching I figure he could do with a few hints.
Great haul! Looks like you had fun. Can’t wait to see what you spin up!
Beautiful! Spinning seems like so much fun, I just can’t support a new habit yet but I’ve got to put a ballwinder on the Christmas list.
Oh just look at the fluffy pinkness! I keep thinking ‘just one little drop spindle can’t hurt’ and then talking myself out of it!
I had a good chuckle over the improvements you made to your swift & ball winding implements! Can’t wait to see what you do with the pink fluffiness! I have no idea how to spin either, but at least you were brave enough to try it!
If you’re near Richmond and you want to see how I (very inexpertly) spin, let me know!
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Just wondering where you got the swift from (whether they have a website I can buy from). I meant to buy one at the weekend but was so overwhelmed by yarn I completely forgot!
That roving is beautiful. I just bought a hand spindle myself…and then I lost it. Maybe I’m just not ready for spinning. Incidentally, there are great tutorials on youtube for using it.
By the way, I found you on blog train on ravelry.