The spinning at the alpaca farm went well! I had a good time, met some new people, and got a lot of good laughs at little kids. I'm reasonably sure that one lady in particular is going to purchase a wheel sometime soon - she was enamored with the Kiwi. And Jana (one the owners) asked if I'd be interested in teaching a class - which really makes me laugh - so that she, and another lady we met at the farm, can learn to spin. Ha! Looks like it's time to get lots of books out of the library... :)

It was a nice, relaxing weekend. We don't actually have anything planned for this weekend, so perhaps we'll be able to get the paint out and work on that some.. And I'm going to make candy corn! I'm a candy corn junkie, so that's really way super exciting!

What a week last week, what a weekend, and what an inauspicious start to this week.. Goodness.

Summer was busy. (And, according to the overcast sky, it's over now.) I was hoping that when fall came, things would slow down a bit. Turns out, that's not true. Between family emergencies, new babies, etc.. Things are looking to be just as hectic as the last three months. (Well, without the stress of moving and mortgages.)

Work is nuts. The "construction economy" is a bit behind the regular economy, so we're just hitting the full effect of this recession. So we're working overtime on crappy jobs we wouldn't have given a second thought to a year ago. Lots of little projects, lots and lots of little projects...

I've been spinning a lot lately - I haven't had the focus required to knit. So after I found the wheel, it's lived in the living room in front of my spinning chair. I finished my first yarn - it's lime green, neon orange, grays, purples, and whites. It's really bright. And it's between 650 - 700 yards of mostly lace weight. The balance is better than I was expecting, and I still haven't washed & wacked yet. It will make a lovely something. :)

I started my second set of top - an 8 oz bag of BFL I picked up at the Merc. When I wasn't spinning, I sent out all my fluff on swaps and didn't get much to replace it, so I had to get me something colorful. I'm working on making this a little heavier - it might end up about a light worsted weight when it's finished. And, of course, it will be beautiful too.

I'm giving a spinning demonstration this weekend at Gentle Meadows Alpaca farm for Alpaca Farm Days! Hopefully lots of people will show up, and no one will be able to tell that I barely know what I'm doing!!

We're all moved in now! Well, mostly, you know. We finished getting most of my stuff from my Dad's house yesterday. Now all we've got to do is finish painting, and unpacking.

Both of which I've successfully avoided by focusing on my spinning! Saturday I finally finished the singles I was working on - it's all way skinny stuff, and bright bright colors. And now I'm plying - which I've never done on the wheel, because this is the first project I've finished! It's all so soft and squishy looking - and all the really bright colors (the lime and florescent orange) are lining up with the white and gray, so it's quite pretty. It'll be a heavier lace weight when it's all said and done...

I ordered more bobbins last week, and it's a good thing - I'll need them next weekend! I bought some alpaca fleece from Gentle Meadows Alpaca Farm last spring. One of the owners called last night and invited me to give spinning demonstrations at their farm during National Alpaca Farm Days! Which does really make me laugh - I've been spinning for less than a year, I'm just now finishing my second project ever, and I haven't taught anything since I was a kid! We'll see how it goes. It'll be fine - hopefully I'll be able to answer most of the questions!