I’m Beautiful Like Me.

I went to Sunergos again tonight for knitting with the locals. I didn’t bring my camera tonight as I mistakenly thought I was running late (turns out I was early!), but you can check Sonya’s blog in a day or two to see pictures from the get-together. She took one of me spinning for the very first time. Thanks, Sonya!

Babybear loaned me her drop spindle and showed me how to use it. She also gave me some light coopworth roving to practice with. It’s so cool how you start with this fluffy stuff and finish with yarn! Thanks, Rebekah! I’m really having fun learning this craft.

Again, she brought her spinning wheel and I watched intently. It’s fascinating! She even let me try it, but her wheel is… quirky and kept spinning in the wrong direction for me. I gave up rather quickly. Too hard to focus on the foot getting the wheel turning properly and the hands pulling the roving.

A close-up:

Obviously, I’m not very good yet - slubs everywhere (see, I can remember technical terms!). But I am absolutely infatuated with the whole process and hope to get my very own spinning wheel in the very near future. The one I’m really impressed with is the Mach 1. The LYS (local yarn store) Grinny Possum’s carries it for a very affordable $495.00, which includes a spinning class (valued at $50) and 49 “Grinny Bucks.”