My Newest Spin

This week, and probably next week as well, I have decided to give ComPlyments a try. The idea with this one was to dye 2 different roving braids similarly, but not quite the same. I want the colors to play off eachother once the handspun is plied. I guess we will see how my theory pans out.. I will keep you posted.

Tomorrow or tonight I will reveal some of my new yarns!

My Day Off

Ahh.. Another long awaited day off. Blissfully resting - wait, my oldest has swimming- .. peacefully buzzing..-now they want me to set up their pool at home- happily spinning- Damn, nevermind.

Okay, well, I did manage to call the YMCA. They are calling me back later this week. I would love for that to work out.

Spring Chicken Goes for a Spin

Well, I spun up that Spring Chicken. It is gorgeous. It has beautiful delicate tones and the color changes look very gradual. I love my Spring Chicken handspun.. now what to make...

As Promised..

The cake pictures. Did I mention my mom thinks Mike Ditka is hot? Yeah, I don't think Eww even begins to cover it. But hey, it was her birthday, if she wants to break of a piece of Mike Ditka, who am I to judge?

Classes

So, no cake picture. I am enjoying a lazy day off and I don't want to give it up and actually do something. I am going to teach knitting every other week in a retirement community starting in July. I will also sell some kits there. I will be finding out about some other places to teach, including the YMCA. I would love to teach children as well as seniors. I am a little nervous, though, since I haven't done it before. Plus, I am very shy. Oh dear, getting more nervous. Dang.

My yarns for dyeing should arrive on Friday, which means that next weekend my Website should be looking sharp. I am thinking of doing a couple of repeats of popular colorways, along with some new stuff. No Merino Roving, although I had planned on it, and will do it along with some lace silk in the future.

I have not heard a "no" from Knitty yet. That is good, right? Or they haven't even gotten to mine yet. Geez, I hope it's not that.

I am working on "Ms. Marigold", which is a Zephyr pattern. It is pretty. I bought the kit on kpixie like a year ago, and I like the yarn they chose. Soft, yet light, it was a very good call. Pictures this week.. I promise.

Business meeting

Well, I had my first meeting about progressing the business, and it went amazingly well. I am thrilled. She was impressed and thought my ideas had "endless possibilities". Sweet! I was so scared that I was going to find out that I suck. Instead I have to learn a bunch of overwhelming business stuff. I can do it, though. My kids are awesome and I want their lives to be good, and I need money for that to happen. Besides, succeeding in creating a business I enjoy and am passionate about, is definitely setting a good example. My kids are brilliant, and they need to believe they can make anything happen.

In closing, it was a good day.

Knitty Patterns

I sent another pattern to Knitty Monday night. I barely finished it in time. I really hope one gets picked up, but either way, I am going to keep trying. I was really happy with my hat pattern. I wanted to design something that really highlighted handspun's unique qualities, and I think I achieved that. Hopefully Knitty agrees. Knitty is awesome. Sigh.

Work is really great. We got a new decorator and she is really nice and helpful and hardworking. Phew! I was tired. I made my mom a funky pullapart for her birthday, picture is soon to come.

I ordered a TON of new yarns for dyeing, and have a business meeting on Friday. Whoa! I feel like a grown up. Am I the only 31 year old that still periodically has that thought? Probably should be. D'oh.