Woolgathering :: Having fun

{ 2007 08 20 }

Having fun

I had a spiffing time yesterday. I really did. I found that I was relaxed and happy and perfectly able to talk to people who asked me questions - without stopping spinning to do so! I didn’t even blush furiously when complimented on the fineness of my spinning. I didn’t even demur…

It is strange to think that only a few weeks ago I was fretting about the demo and how I would never be ready for it. I kept wailing “I can’t possibly do this in front of people!” and I meant it.

I owe much to those very kind readers who sent me tops and roving. They know who they are, and they have my heartfelt thanks and gratitude - as does my wonderful husband. I really would not have made it without my new wheel, I am sure - and the gifts have given me time and space in which to settle to spinning without tussling with carders and combs and knotty tangles.

I had a lovely fibery conversation with a lady who spotted the mohair/merino tops that I was given. She was something of a fibre junkie and she was asking about character yarns. I showed her my first three balls of Jacob, and I think she would have made off with it on the spot if she could have, she stroked it and said she loved it and it was her favourite item on the table. I didn’t cave in, though - it’s mine and I do plan to knit it up when I have plyed the rest of my early Jacob spinning. This I can do now, because I finally have the new driveband on the Haldane. In fact, I think that I may go and do it right now. I fancy a change of activity.

I have been working on the second Hedera sock. I’ve made a fairly serious error - I seem to have skipped a row on the 4 row lace pattern. Unfortunately the error has occurred right at the point where I picked up the gusset stitches and I find myself enormously reluctant to tinker with it now, so the error will probably remain - testament to the notion that nothing is perfect.

Whatever - the old arm/shoulder thing is complaining. It seems to take very little knitting now to set it off. The best thing I can do, save giving up all my ~~obsessions~~ interests is to rotate activities, and not do any one thing for too long a stretch. Plying up the Jacob sounds like a really good idea, much as I want this sock completed and out of the way. Do you think it possible that I could teach my Dragon to K1P1?