no.. not my sister’s new baby.¬† This BIG box arrived yesterday.
BIG box
Whatever could it be?¬† That bit of wood behind it is the top of my Jensen Tina II.¬† It does give some idea of scale, unless of course you haven’t a clue how big the Tina is.¬† For those, I’ve included the required iPhone for scale 
¬† I know, but I always have it on me so it makes for the perfect ‘for scale’ item.
What was inside it?¬† My new baby…
24" Production Van Eaton
Not the greatest of pictures, but the light in my room sucks, especially since I replaced the regular high hats with the energy efficient ones.¬†¬† I must say, after only a few moments, i was totally in love with this wheel.¬† It is SOLID!¬† I won’t be toting this baby around anywhere.¬† It spins like a dream.¬† No noise, except a gentle whirrr sound of the flyer.¬† She’s FAST.¬† That 24″ wheel helps there.¬† You can see tucked behind her my Reeves, so you can get a better sense of the size of this.¬†
We bonded last night over some Crown Mountain Corrie in Mea Culpa.
Mea Culpa
I loves this wheel.  She came with a beautiful kate, 2 whorls with 2 speeds each, and a whopping 7 bobbins in beautiful woods!  Better pictures when the light is around this weekend.
In knitting news, here’s a look at the finished hat for my nephew M:
STR Heavyweight
and the one in progress for his younger brother D:
STR Heavyweight
That’s about it for today.¬† Got lots to code.
Craft on!
11 responses so far ↓
1 JessaLu // Dec 17, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Very nice new toy! ;o)
2 Danielle // Dec 17, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I lurrrve your new toy
3 Tina M. // Dec 17, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Gorgeous
But what are you getting rid of now to make room?
4 Eva // Dec 17, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I had to get an iPhone just so that I’d have a reference point for your scale pics hehehe.
I think you should only spin pink things on that wheel… the pink makes the wood glow beautifully
Cheers Eva
5 Chris // Dec 17, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Oooo, purty new toy! With purty fiber on it.
6 michelle // Dec 18, 2008 at 12:06 am
You do have the best toys! Have fun
7 Ina // Dec 18, 2008 at 11:00 am
Beauteous new wheel – it seems strangely appropriate that its first spin is “Mea Culpa”! I look forward to more pix (of course the light is bad – your blog is snowing). Nice hats, too.
8 Kim // Dec 18, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Welcome gorgeous new toy! I like how the gray STR yarn is striping/pooling in a really cool way. I’d have a better idea of the actual size of the hats if you included you iphone for scale! teehee.
9 Hillary // Dec 18, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I’m having some serious wheel envy right now. Your new baby is gorgeous!
10 misa // Dec 18, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Congrats on your new wheel! Long may you love each other. I’ve been so obsessed with your Kauni sweater that I finally trolled and trolled the internet until I broke down and bought some. Not sure what to do with it yet.
11 Daniele // Dec 19, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Gorgeous Wheel and fibery goodness as well…