Yes, it's that time of year again and this year I got my Christmas present a little early from the man in my life. I jumped up and down, clapped my hands, and then did a little happy dance with the box. I know, I'm way too easily excited.
Since I've recently got back into my fiber arts hobbies when he asked me what I wanted this year, my first response was "roving." Of course, he isn't much of a yarn/fiber guy, so I did help him navigate through my favorite websites so that he knew what would be good to get. Of course he got to pick out the colors, and ooooh he did so good this year.
Not one... but TWO Sheep 2 Shoe kits from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. I've never gotten one of these before, so I was excited at the thought he may get me a kit for Christmas, I never actually thought he would get me two of them! The color on the left is called Cattywampus and on the right is Dragon Dance. My goal is to spin these with the directions included in the kit, a 3 ply yarn. Only problem is my typical yarn I spin is 2 ply, one reason being because all my extra bobbins still live in Ohio. Luckily for me, my mother is coming down to visit next week and bringing the rest of my roving stash down with her, and hopefully my other spinning heel (and lazy kate) with her! So, I have two options, either spin it as a 2-ply or wait until she brings the lazy kate so that I can do a 3 ply for this stunning roving. I do have plenty of other yarn and fiber to keep me entertained until next week.
Of course, I also have my 2 other Works in Progress laying around the house should I finish the handspun scarf and need something to work on.
Speaking of the handspun scarf, I've made some progress over the last week or so since I've posted. I've spent a lot of time lately listening to podcasts, and nothing better than mindless knitting while listening to podcasts or chatting with friends online. Life is definitely good.
I'm definitely past the halfway point as far as yarn is concerned. I plan on knitting until I run out of handspun, and then blocking it out. Hopefully I'll finish with it tonight assuming my new kitty will let me knit.
On Saturday we went down to the local SPCA and I brought home one little bundle of love. Nothing better than a cat that wants to be in your lap or at your side 24/7. Even when I'm sleeping at night he feels the need to be either on top of me, right next to me, or under the covers with me. It really is adorable. My older cat is definitely not this snuggly, so I'm enjoying the little guy being around.
I think I'll leave you with a picture of the little guy before I get back to work on the scarf. ;)
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