One Crazy Fiber Lady

I knew I should have drafted this thing earlier in the day.  I had a lousy night’s sleep last night and have been up since about 2AM.  I gave up trying to go back to sleep at 2:30.  While my brain ticked away at some of the things I could be doing with this now bonus awake time; spin, knit, and read, I grabbed my handy-dandy laptop that has been living on my night table.  I caught up with my blog reading.  I even commented as I had the time to do so for a change. 

I also played on JDate for a bit, seeing if I had any updates, checking out the "matches" they made for me.  Seems (S) has fallen off the planet.  It really is all right.  While he was cute and we had a good time, there were a few things that might have caused problems.  He keeps Kosher, um I love a good BLT too much for that.  He doesn’t eat meat, um strike two, I do so love a good steak.  I couldn’t even begin to imagine how we’d go about regular meals.  I refuse to be a short order cook.  Nancy provided a great link this morning in an email to TrueDater.com where you can review the people you meet on the various online dating services.  I’ve already "outed" (B) for not having a photo that was a reasonable facsimile of his current appearance and for being a tad of a pest.  I don’t think my reviews will pop up until I’m deemed an honest person myself.  If anyone is willing to testify as a friend as to the veracity of my own profile on JDate, please drop me a note. 

Moving right along, I noted last week that I finished spinning that butterscotch Lincoln cross batt that I bought from Barneswallow Farms at Cummington.  While I missed their booth at Rhinebeck, in the only barn that I didn’t go into!, I have pictures of the finished fibers after I wound that second skein.  It amounted to a lovely 400 yards and took a while to skein up and not to mention count rotations.  Full details are in the completed project album.  I did start spinning something else last week, also acquired at Cummington from the same vendor.  I have 4 oz of a very yummy "Cinnamon Blend" (or something close to that name) that is a 50/30/20 blend of Wool/Alpaca/Tussah Silk.  Also note that I’m using a different wheel for this bit of fun.  I dug out my Journey Wheel which normally sits very quietly between the end table and the convertible chair in my living room.  So quietly that I generally forget that its there…at least since I bought the protecting carry bag for it last year.  Good thing too as the twins have repeatedly dumped liquids off the table and onto said bag with NO damage to the wheel.  KNOCK WOOD.  I’m about halfway through the 4 oz, also being spun pretty darn fine and its just yummy.  This roving needed no predrafting at all and I’m just happily spinning it from the bag.  One more session or two and it will be fully spun and ready to ply.  Good thing, I’m trying to use up stash.  Snicker.

Knitting proceeds apace on Twist.  Sorry no pictures.  I’m now up to the armhole shaping for the second front piece.  I do so love those interlocking cables.  I’m also pretty well into my SLW Entry.  I did mention last week that I changed my project, yes?  Fingerless gloves are the ticket now.  I’m about ready to deal with the thumb on the first one working cuff up and not fingers down.  I really like how it is coming out.  I’ve got the lace pattern well memorized and barely have to give it any thought.  From what I understand, that’s the gist of Shetland lace.

I finally finished the book I’d been reading.  It was definitely no Ayn Rand, but it was a decent read.  It was a little predictable, a little repetitive, well alot repetitive, and with some pretty shallowly drawn characters.  The plus to it?  It includes an honest to goodness Nancy Bush sock knitting pattern.  Sounds like I didn’t like this book very much and well, I technically didn’t as I didn’t thoroughly enjoy the reading of it.  It wasn’t horrible though as I refuse to fight my way through one of those.  There’s so much good to read that I don’t force myself to read the bad.  I did like the strong friendships formed through knitting that is at the base of it.  This is more touching after this past weekend.  It made for decent light bedtime reading.

Craft on.