while lindsey was visiting she asked to see my spindle, and as i got it out i realized that i couldn't remember the last time i had used it! the fiber i was spinning i had started waaaaay back before leaving for claire's wedding in october!
i made a point of making time to finish that braid of roving last week.
i named her peachy-green jelly bean (and i thought of rizzo from grease every time i said it). she's 196yds of 100% handspun corriedale.
i seem to keep forgetting how much i like to spin! i need to be more conscious of making time to spin. because goodness knows, if i was left to my own devices i might just ripple away until the end of time.
i don't know if you remember or not, but back when i first began to spin i started making a log cabin rectangle with all the little skeins of yarn i was spinning up. i've kept adding to it from time to time and have managed to create a decent sized rectangle.
it's reached the point where i need to decide what i'm going to do with it.... claire had suggested making a cushion cover. i thought this was brilliant and so my next spinning project is going to be spinning up this natural fiber from smokey mountain fibers on etsy to make the backside.
can't you just almost smell the sheepy goodness?!?! oh i can't wait to get my hands in there and start spinning!
-melissa
ps - a while ago rachel asked how luna was doing because i only seem to post pictures of my cats. so today when i was outside photographing yarn/fiber i decided to get rach a picture of luna. turns out luna's scared of my camera and wouldn't come near me.... so i just zoomed in as far as i could and this is what you get:
Love the colors of your jelly bean ;-)
And what a cute dog ♥
Posted by: Martine | March 19, 2012 at 03:16 PM
Peachy Keen!
A camera-shy dog? Unheard of around here ;-)
Posted by: kate | March 19, 2012 at 05:22 PM
That skein is beautiful...love the mix of colors! I haven't been spinning either. I was told by a few people to make sure you do just 10 minutes per day. Maybe you and I should try that! (and I think Claire's idea of turning that into a cushion cover is perfect...)
Ah, Luna. That makes me sad that she is scared of your camera actually...makes me wonder what caused her to be so timid. But she's beautiful...thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Rachel | March 20, 2012 at 09:54 AM
Beautiful pictures of everything. I'm with Rachel, I wonder why Miss Luna is so scared of the camera though I'm sure with enough love, she'll become a picture clown. the knitting and spinning are both lovely. I think you could make a wonderful spring scarf with your jelly bean!
Posted by: Kathy | March 20, 2012 at 11:44 AM
What a great idea to show off all your spinning! I might just have to 'borrow' your idea too! I am really enjoying spinning at the moment. I'd like to try with a spindle too, so it would be portable for holidays! I can't see Mr JK being too impressed if I tried to take the spinning wheel with me!
Posted by: josiekitten | March 20, 2012 at 04:44 PM
Yeah! Your spinning is gorgeous! I'm so glad you are back to it.
Posted by: Lindsey | March 20, 2012 at 09:59 PM
oooh i am SO so happy to see you spinning again! and to see the reemergence of that scrumptious handspun log cabin! you are so immensely talented, spin away!!!
and luna is so wonderfully soft looking. i wish i could just reach in and pet her. so gorgeous!
Posted by: cmvs | March 22, 2012 at 04:49 AM
did she poop in the corner when you tried to take a photo? silly Luna.
Posted by: quirkygranolagirl | March 25, 2012 at 11:16 PM