As you all know, I am in love with spinning. I bought some more wool roving, this time from Etsy. I purchased two 4oz balls from slimchicken. And I have to say I am very impressed. The roving was fairly inexpensive and yet, the quality is great! I love the vibrant colors (I am a big fan of anything blue-green, or purple) and the softness of the roving. It is soooo squishy! I am in love I think.

I also bought another spindle. It's made from this special wood from alaska. I can't remember the name of it. It's totally gorgeous and totally lightweight. This means that squishy long wool roving is going to turn into sock yarn!!! Huzzah!

Speaking of socks, the socks I am working on have been put on hold. I finally found a video today on how to wrap stitches (something I hadn't yet learned how to do), so maybe later tonight I will be able to tackle the heel. Gosh I love socks. I could see myself knitting socks for the rest of my life. Nothing but socks all the time for me. Everyone's feet will be so warm in my house :)

Current Projects:

• Spiral galaxy socks with origami heel
• Under the Hoodie
• Black slouchy beanie
• Circular needle hanger thingy (need to shop for fabric)
• Roll up knitting needle case (need to shop for fabric)

Beating the Heat

True Blood is rocking my world right now. I've completely immersed myself in this fictional vampire drama. I'm in love with all the characters and the setting. I find it completely refreshing and wonderful.

In the real world, I have been trying to keep myself cool. It's been really hot lately, and I'm doing my best not to loose my cool if you catch my meaning. I've also been working on some various projects to keep myself busy.

I'm working on a lapghan made from four strands of Paton's soft boucle yarn. It's pretty simple, I'm using size 50 needles and working plain stockinette stitch. The yarn adds a great texture and makes it look more complex than it actually is.

I'm also working on a ribbed neck tube for my mother. I made it from the same worsted weight yarn that I made her cabled slouchy beret out of. Nothing like a bunch matching accessories right?

And, I am starting to work on another slouchy beret, one of many that I hope to sell on etsy. I'm not really sure how that works, but I will figure it out and maybe make some extra money!

I hope you all are having a fabulous week =)