This past weekend, I spent a the retreat our little yarn store puts on in the summer. It was nice to spend the weekend that I would have spent home alone while Laurie's away with a bunch of wonderful knitting/spinning/crocheting people in a very nice air conditioned hotel. I shared a room with my friend Mandy, and we had a great time! I mostly spun between naps and food breaks, for the TdF I really want to get my "canyon" yarn done. I'm just over half way through it before I ply the two bobbins together. It was cool to hang out with all the spinning people, especially because I haven't made it to the store yet to spin with the Tour group officially.
Well, when I got home this afternoon, I had a package waiting for me! My mom bought me some beautiful alpaca/silk top in the colorway Whispers from a shop on etsy.com. It's beautiful and soooo soft and wonderful to touch... Also pictured is my brand new Bosworth spindle that I got shortly before the retreat. It's .56oz (16g) and the whorl is Sapele Mahogany and the shaft Cochin rosewood. It's a lovely thing to behold. I spun up the little pouf of fiber that came with it and I'm excited to try it out with the purple batts I got for my bday.
This last picture is of a skein that I got from the retreat during a game. It's Cascade Valencia, merino and silk. :)
It's all thundery outside now :) Poor Laurie is missing her favorite AZ season... But alas, I'm really exhausted from the weekend out so I think I'm going to call it an early night and maybe crawl in bed and watch a movie. :)
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