Spinster

I am 25 going on 70. This weekend, all I did was knit. And spin. I did go to a friend’s house last night, but by 10:30 and after two beers, I was tired and ready to go home. The streetcar and the Spadina subway station were filled with people my age, all dressed up for a night out, which clearly had not yet begun when I was making my way home. I was in bed by midnight. Sometimes, I feel really lame for these lazy weekends. I was pretty busy last weekend which I suppose makes up for this one, but still.

Anyway, I finished spinning half of a batt of Corriedale today. I didn’t ply it cause I want to knit a scarf using a twisted single, as shown in the Spring 2006 Spin-Off.
Here’s the yarn on my niddy noddy:

Yeah, I have a PVC niddy noddy. Sorry that it’s not burnished wood or whatever, but for a couple of bucks at the hardware store, this one suits me just fine.

Here’s a sort-of close-up of the yarn. I wanted to show off the colors but my camera battery died before I could take a billion pictures. (So I could have just changed batteries, as I was home, but I didn’t. Oh well.)

The only fiber festival I have ever attended was a small one outside of Portland, Oregon. I lived there for five years and never even made it to Black Sheep.

No longer will I ignore the fiber opportunities that stare me in the face, however! I am going to Rhinebeck!

I live in Toronto, which is a hop skip and a jump to New York State, in which Rhinebeck resides. Throw in a couple of friends, a rental car, and a cheap hotel (reserved this morning, thank you very much), and you have yourself a fiberlicious weekend in October to look forward to!