June 25, 2008
I'm still recuperating from the sale - it was wild. And woolly, of course. I hope you all got some great deals, and if not, we still have some sale yarns left. Thanks to everyone who came in for the sale. We made lots of room for the new yarns that will start arriving in about a month! Meanwhile, we're going to be cleaning and re-arranging a little, so bear with us.
You'll also be getting an e-mail today letting you know we're going to close for the entire week of the 4th, from June 30 through July 8, for vacation, so if you need help with a project or have a new one you want to get off the ground, be sure to come in this week.
I have great projects to show you this week, so I'll just get on with it. First, here is a beautiful pillow in Manos made by Carol Sullivan, Such wonderful colors! Carol fairly recently took up knitting and is just loving the whole process. She's making another pillow for her mother in another colorway.
Lynne Nagle is a wonderful crocheter who stays up to the minute with the latest designs and techniques. She made this lovely tunic from Royal Bamboo.
She found enough Boku on sale to make a gorgeous wrap with a paisley motif that was featured a few issues ago in Interweave
Crochet, a beautiful design that I coveted. I can't wait to see that on Lynne!
Elizabeth Billings made this wonderful Debbie Bliss design from Cathay. Fits her perfectly, it's a lovely color for her, don't you think? Elizabeth is Karen Walter's mom, so the knitting talent apparently runs in the family.
David Ritz made this very cute top=down tee for his sister out of Encore Sock, a self-striping DK-weight blend. I love the colors in this : soft olives, lilacs and pinks on an ecru background:
Charlotte Zabinski has a great deal to be proud of in accomplishing this wonderful little hooded baby sweater. She's a new knitter and was dedicated enough to come in whenever she ran into a problem, and signed up for classes, and also got a lot of help from Janet King, knitter extraordinaire at Reading High. Charlotte's determination paid off in this adorable little piece, with a cute little duckie appliqué on one front.
And, remember the mystery socks? Great socks but I couldn't remember who made them. They're by Patti Kline, her first socks and really great work!
Janelle of Design Revolution sat me down yesterday and re-introduced me to the blog page she designed for me months and months ago. One of the (hundreds of) things I want to do on my week off - I'm having a hard time remembering that it's just a week, and I can't catch up my reading list, learn to speak French fluently, remodel the kitchen, and tour Tuscany on foot in just a week. Anyway, one thing I do want to accomplish is to test out the new page, then you all can comment, post your own pictures, and subscribe to get updates automatically. It's possible that the next time you check this page, you'll be re-directed to a real blog. I'll work on it, I promise!
Talk to you in in two weeks, and hope to see you soon...
Trish
June 17, 2008
So, did you like the surprise I sent you? I hope you're as excited about the sale as I am because we are going to have some wonderful yarns on sale at very, very good prices. We don't do sales very often (they already know that, Trish). However, a lot of our space is taken up with yarns that are either discontinued by the supplier (but no less beloved for that) or that I have only one or two colors left in any depth (but would still make lovely accessories). Sometimes a yarn simply runs its course but because I love it so, I just want to keep it around. Well, I need the room and I can't be sentimental anymore, so I'm forcing myself to gather up all my little darlings and - sob - mark them down!
Okay, I'll stop dramatizing. I really am kind of looking forward to things being a little cleared out after the sale, so I hope you'll come and take advantage of it! And, I hope you'll also understand if we don't have time to give you our usual amount of help time for problems or to wind your yarn (you can bring it back anytime to get it wound).
Remember, the sale for anyone who has redeemed one or more Frequent Buyer cards during the last year is from 10-6 on Friday, June 20, and the sale opens to the public Saturday, June 21 from 10 - 3 and Sunday, June 22 from noon - 4. You'll have a lot of fun if you come on Saturday because it's West Reading's annual Art on the Avenue event. Parking will be tricky but it's a great event with artists and craftsmen setting up booths and tables on the sidewalk, music, food - plus a yarn sale - what more could you possibly want?
I'll catch up with photos and other things next week - hope to see you at the store this week!
See you soon...
Trish
June 10, 2008
I'm back! I'm also bedazzled, bewildered, and boggled as well as just plain tired. The yarn show was, as always, overwhelming and just too much to take in. During the short time I'm there, I must make a thousand decisions - yes or no to hundreds of yarns, books, collections, and if yes, how much of which colors and when do I want it delivered, etc, etc. After a day and a half of it, I'm wiped out. The boys survived their first stay together at a kennel (excuse me, a "pet lodge") and are also spending the day recuperating.
I started to take pictures to show you - of course, there are no cameras allowed during the fashion show or at the actual show - but attendees always wear amazing garments to the social occasions and, actually, you see wonderful things everywhere in downtown Columbus during this convention. However, there are also some simply horrible garments/outfits to be seen, too, and I found that I was getting kind of mean with the photos I was taking, so I quit carrying the camera around. (Frankly, when I get together with my sister, the bitch comes out in both of us.)
The convention was kind of quiet - I think some retailers just could not afford to go this year. I understand the impulse to save money, but I always want to see things in person to get the real picture, to see model garments in person, and just like you, to touch, to feel, to be sure I love something before I buy. Also, there are many smaller vendors who do not hire sales reps but who certainly deserve our attention, so I like to see their products. I stop at many booths to gather information and see what's there, and maybe I can't buy this fall, but could find a place next season or next year. One of the interesting things I noticed was the number of young people there. Many of the new vendors and buyers were 20 or 30- somethings, and were very positive and optimistic about the industry. Actually, despite what I thought was a smaller crowd, many vendors were quite happy with the orders they were taking.
So - what did I order? Between the orders I'd already placed and the new orders, Way Too Much! I've spent this morning going through everything I have on order, and deciding - yes, I really love this - or - no, I'm not in love with that yarn. I'll be cancelling some items and increasing others, trying to anticipate what you might want to work with this season. But just in case my crystal ball is on the fritz, I want to know that I'll simply love every single thing that is going to come in the door this fall. After all, if I think something's kind of blah or too pricey for the quality, I certainly won't sell it to you!
One brand-new yarn just came in - it's from Aisling Yarns in Berwick, Pa, and it's a lovely sock yarn, 100% superwash merino wool, and hand-painted. I fell in love with Sea Wolf, a colorway that is tans, grays, and a tinge of dark marine blue and had to start socks right away - I didn't get much done on them at the show, but they're starting to come along nicely.
By the way, I'm thrilled to report that my brother-in-law loved the socks I made for him a couple years ago so much that he wore through the heel - now I know what he'll be getting for Christmas!
I'll be talking more about the new yarns a little later on - I'm really just too beat to even do justice to them right now, so I'm going to show you some neat projects and call it a day.
Here is another great finished project from Dave Ritz, who took the first class in the Euro Bag, and finished the bag in a couple of days. He also has his own business and I just can't figure out when he sleeps!
Jennifer Gensemer made this adorable intarsia sweater for her little nephew (I think). She was inspired to try it when she saw a similar sweater knit by Mary Ann Posey on this website, but the yarn had been discontinued. She found some on my shelves and searched the country for the other colors she needed, then learned the intarsia technique from us and voila! a wonderful result:
 
And speaking of Mary Ann, here is her latest creation in dusty blue Classic Silk from Classic Elite Yarns. She is always working on something fascinating. I love the lace at the sleeves and hem.
All right, that's it for me for today. But I have a nice surprise for you, so expect an e-mail soon!
Keep cool...
Trish
June 4, 2008
Yay, it's June, and tomorrow I'm off to Columbus Ohio for the annual fall trade show of the National NeedleArts Association, where all the retailers go to shop for yarn. [The shop will be open, of course.] It's an amazing experience, like Stitches on steroids, but underneath all the hullaballoo is the serious decison-making that retailers must do. It all boils down to this: What will you all want to knit this fall?
If you read this regularly, you know I've already done some shopping via sales reps. Once I see everything that's on offer at the show, I'll be adjusting those orders to make room for any wonderful new yarn or accessories I might see. Then the decision-making is done (and I really get to relax - the show is exciting, not relaxing!) and all I have to worry about is where to put all the new stuff and how to pay for it! Kind of the same problem all knitters have, but on a somewhat larger scale. (Maybe - some of you probably have the same amount of inventory I do!) Anyway, wish me happy hunting - you know it's all for you!
Last week was Karen Walter's last day at the store until fall (except for teaching classes, of course) and she brought in some finished projects. I believe she said something like "Look, I finished this sock and Alex's hoodie, so I can start 6 new projects, right?" She's going to have store withdrawal, and we're going to have Karen withdrawal, but all will be well come September or October. Here's what she brought:
A beautiful Coriolis sock:
and Alex's hoodie, with a detail of the very cool wrapped cable pattern:
Sandy Albert made this cute baby sweater for the shop out of Babyboo, a bamboo/nylon blend, machine washable, new from K1C2 this year. It's an adorable pattern and the yarn comes in really bright colors - also suitable for grownups, of course.
No, not everything I've got to show you is hot pink. Check out Deb Hawk in her Hempathy sweater - just perfect!
And here is Gwen Burgis's daughter Tabitha in a summer yoke top in Plymouth's Bella Color. Tabitha good-naturedly agreed to put the top on and model for the crazy yarnshop lady. Isn't she lovely?
And, a question: I have this picture of these gorgeous socks but have forgotten who they belong to. If they're yours, will you let me know? I remember having a discussion of how perfectly matched the stripes were, but I've completely forgotten Who!
Okay, I'm off to walk the dogs. If I don't see you today, I'll see you after the show. Have a great week!
See you soon...
Trish
May 27, 2008
Okay, maybe someone should step up and lock me in a closet or something so I'll quit buying yarn. My favorite rep called on me Monday (despite the holiday - she loved driving here with no traffic.) I bought more of everything Rowan, a new soft Classic Elite tweed, a tremendously fabulous new yarn from The Fibre Company, pretty handdyes from who knows where, and ta-da! I was very excited to learn that she's now representing the Jamieson Shetland wool folks. I ordered just way too much and really not enough! The color range is so spectacular, it's unbelievable and you think - I'll get 6 or 7 colors just to start, but how can you possibly get that lovely cloudy blue without the heathery blue-y-violet right next to it? This is the real thing, from Shetland, and a true knitter's yarn. I ordered a bunch of DK and 20+ colors (out of, seriously, about 250) of 2-ply (fingering) for gorgeous little Fair-Isle thingies. I'm about to have a tantrum, I want all of this stuff right NOW! Monday night was the first night in a long time that I've dreamed about yarn - I just can't wait for fall.
Sorry, sorry - I know we're only just now starting to get warm weather. I won't wish it away, I promise.
I have wonderful projects to show you this week. First, Dave Ritz continues to amaze me with his prolific and expert knitting. He sent me pictures of a beautiful Kitchen Sink Bag, using Lamb's Pride Worsted and Fabu:
a tank top with a gossamer stitch bottom in Rowan Summer Tweed:
and fanfare, please - his beautifully executed Coriolis sock! I added the arrows to show you the cool little spiral of increases that replaces the standard gusset on this sock. This is the first completed sock I've seen from our class. (Why the picture is so small I don't know, it didn't start out that way!)
Loretta Hollenbach didn't care for the fit of her sock and loved her yarn so much, she ripped and re-used. I haven't heard from Kathie Holm or Jettie Hunt yet. They may not be speaking to me at this point. I still am a flop at the sock but have emotionally distanced myself so as to keep my self-esteem intact. I seriously love this sock though, so I'll try it again when Karen is around for support.
Donna Hain fell in love with this jacket in a spring issue of Knit n Style. We got the yarn (Plymouth's Linen Isle) in for her and she went away, knit it up, and waltzed in to show us the finished product! Beautifully done, perfect fit, lovely job of finishing...
I have to say that when people we've taught to knit get so good that they don't need us any more, I have mixed feelings. I'm so proud of them and happy that if I got run over by a bus or something, they could happily keep right on knitting. On the other hand, I miss seeing them for frequent help visits. This must be what mama birds feel like when their little fuzzy fledglings achieve flight! (Not that Donna is fuzzy or anything.)
Faith Adams brought in this beautiful sweater, knit in S. Charles Ritratto, a very romantic and dressy yarn. She finished it last winter and wore it for the holidays. I just love the collar and sleeves, with a perfect button to accent the jabot.
Karen Wenrich designed and knit this neat little bath mitt using doubled Bambouclé. The pattern is free with yarn purchase and we may do a one-day class, since it's also a quick way to learn how to make mittens. We think it would make a really personal housewarming or teacher gift, in a little basket with some bath salts and lotion.
And this is definitely going to be a class:
Another great market bag done in mitered squares in K1C2's Ty-Dy. Janet added some features to the pattern and will be teaching the class Saturdays, August 2 and 23 this summer from 10 am to noon each day. We just added it to the class page, so you can get details there.
I finished my little short-sleeved cardigan in Rowan's Calmer and forgot to take a picture. Then a free bag of Debbie Bliss's Donegal Chunky Tweed showed up on my doorstep (Did I say free? Hah, you should see how much yarn I ordered to get that "free" bag.) I'm knitting with it, of course, very nice Irish tweed - not soft but beautiful colors, lovely to knit with. I'm half-designing a jacket with cables at the waist for shaping, not oversized or overdone. I say half-designing because I saw a design I liked but it was striped, with several different stitch patterns, done in pieces, had a collar I didn't like, with one size and length of sleeve for sizes 34 through 48. Now, will someone please tell me how that works? So I kept some deep ribbing and the cables and threw out everything else. The body will be worked in one piece with the shoulders knit together. The set-in sleeves had to be re-figured completely, using some reference books and some experience. No collar, and borders in seed stitch, I think. So, now I have a dilemma. As you know, I won't copy patterns or books without permission from the publisher or designer, and as you also know, if designs keep getting pinched and passed around free on the internet, designers won't be able to support themselves and will stop designing and we'll all be out of luck. So, having completely re-designed this sweater to use more modern techniques and change the look and fit completely - is it my design or not? I have to think about it, and I'd love to have your opinions. And, in a few weeks, Janelle of Design Revolution is going to sit me down and get me to do this weekly post as a real blog, so you can make comments and we'll be able to discuss these deep issues - or if you just want to post an adorable picture of your grandchild in the funky little hat you made for him, you can do that too! Won't it be fun??
See you soon...
Trish
May 20, 2008
Humph, I finished last week's note talking about changing winter clothes to spring. I'm ready, but spring isn't. Does anyone else feel like this is the beginning of April and not the middle of May? Cold, rainy, blah weather instead of beautiful blue May skies and lots of sun? Yuck. On the plus side, though, I decided to knit today instead of running errands. Who cares if I'm out of all the essentials? Substitute tissues for TP and I'll survive. If there's dog food available, we can cope with any other shortages. And I feel like a spoiled brat complaining about rain when there are so many really bad "acts of God" like tornadoes, earthquakes and cyclones that people are coping with all over the country and the world. C'mon, God, cut it out. On the other hand, She always get the blame for these disasters and very little of the credit when the sun is out and the birds are chirping.
I know it's May despite the weather because the yarn sales reps are out in force, with their order pads open and at the ready. The National NeedleArts Fall Trade Show is in a few weeks (I'll be gone, but the shop will be open) and the sales reps want to nail down orders from their established customers before we go to the show and fall in love with some new company's products. I've been being sensible for the most part - yes, I'm ordering too much but it's all such lovely stuff. However! On Monday I saw the new offerings from Noro. My heart went pit-a-pat and, yes, I fell in love with a new yarn - if I'd had the money, I would have ordered everything the company was going to get of this yarn just so I could have it all. The feeling grew and I bought an absolute ton of stuff. The salesman left with a spring in his step and a song in his wallet. Ohmigosh, you're going to love this fall! And I'm going to need more room. I don't know how to make that happen, but perhaps by altering the laws of physics...that would be easier than getting me to stop buying too much yarn.
Meanwhile, classes are filling up, except for our Top-Down Bolero class which starts June 5. I fear we have offered too many top-down sweater classes in the past couple of years, even though they are perfect first sweaters for new knitters and almost fool-proof. So, just fair warning - we'll probably not have a top-down class in the fall. If you've been thinking that you'd like to learn how to do these easy-to-fit and no-sewing sweaters, now is the time.
Karen's Coriolis sock class finished up last Saturday and everyone did a beautiful job except me. My sock is about an inch too short in the foot so I measured something wrong or messed up the math or didn't knit to gauge or some doggone thing. Nevertheless! I'm starting again because I love this sock and want to get it right. I hope I'll have pictures of successful socks to show you soon. The class was a lot of fun, though, even if I was the "short bus" student of the group.
I know a lot of you have taken classes from Donna Guthrie so I wanted to let you know that her father passed away last Wednesday. He had been ill and was recently diagnosed with cancer but his death was unexpectedly sudden. If you want to contact Donna to express your sympathy, you can e-mail her here. I believe her afghan classes are going to take place as scheduled but we'll contact everyone if a change is required.
I didn't take many pictures this week - too yarn-brained to think, I guess. I promise to do better! Meanwhile, enjoy the Memorial Day weekend and I'll see you soon.
Trish
May 13, 2008
I'd forgotten how much fun it is to take classes! Karen Walter is teaching the Coriolis Sock from Cat Bordhi's book, as I said last week, and I'm thoroughly enjoying being the pupil. Now that the fiddly caston
 (ack)
is behind me and I'm into the foot (feet because I'm trying to do both in sequence) and Karen is guiding us, I'm enjoying it, and can't wait to see what the heel will be like. It's a great thing to stretch your mind and learn something new. It's also a great thing to remember what it's like to feel all thumbs - it's easier to empathize with newbies who feel that way over everything when they first get started with knitting.
There is a change to the Top-Down Bolero class schedule. The class, which was scheduled to begin on May 29, will begin instead on June 5 due to a conflict. The second session will be held on June 19. The third session will be scheduled at a later date, to suit the members of the class. There is still room in the class and it's a great first garment class, so if May 29 was not a good day for you, look it over again on our Classes page. There's also still room in our Yarn Play session for this coming Sunday, our Great American Afghan class on May 31, and our Euro Market bag class on June 1.
Okay, I promised you lots of photos so here we go:
First, look at some of the great socks that have been completed by the Magic Loop Sock class that just finished up:
Carol Gerber fell in love with these colors. It spurred her on to finish her first-ever sock.
Jennifer Gensemer loves bright colors and did a great job on her first sock:
Speaking of socks, here is a look at Plymouth's new bamboo blend Rockin' Socks. Pretty colors that are highlighted because of the bamboo in the yarn, and a very soft feel to the socks.
Sheila Yarus made the Yin-Yang Bolero in K1C2's Ty-Dy. It's a great design, worked in garter stitch in one piece with only side and sleeve seams to sew at the end. Sheila knit it beautifully, and the yarn has an interesting dye "pattern" and feels lovely and soft.
And look at the lovely jacket Marietta Petrole (from Hazleton - she only visits after the spring thaw!) made from Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed. It's full of bobbles and cables and I love the shawl collar. And she knit and felted a gorgeous bag to go with it from the leftovers. Marietta is a very accomplished knitter who has probably already started on her next project, a gorgeous cabled pullover.
Me? I finished a pair of socks in Alpaca Sox - very nice yarn
but it says hand wash only. I made a little swatchy and tested on the hand wash cycle of my front loader - it came out fine, with a little help.
If you have a hand wash cycle on your machine and can stop it mid-cycle, you can probably do all your hand-washables in the machine by doing what I do: Use a wool wash like Eucalan that doesn't need to be rinsed out, use cold water, and set the washer to handwash. Load the washer (not too full!) with things that are alike in color, and if you're washing angora or another sheddy fiber, put it into a zippered pillow case so it doesn't clog your washer or shed on other things. Fill the washer and stand there (!! don't get busy with something else!) and let it swish things around for about two minutes. Now pause the cycle and go do something for about 10-15 minutes. Come back and change the cycle from wash to spin. (I have to turn off the washer then press the spin button.) Spin out the water, take the pieces out and lay them out flat to dry, straightening and reshaping where necessary. I have two net sweater drying racks with 2 tiers on each one, plus an aluminum storm door screen that I use at this time of year when all the winter items from the shop must be washed and I need more drying space.
I find this method much faster and easier on my hands than washing each garment by hand, then trying to squeeze out excess water, rolling it up in towels, etc., etc. I only do that when I'm blocking something for the first time and I want absolute control over the process. Hope this saves you some time when you're changing over from winter to spring clothes.
See you soon!
Trish
May 6, 2008
Hmmm, I won't have any pictures to show you this week. I forgot the camera at the store on Sunday and have forbidden myself to set foot there until Wednesday opening. Oh, well, more for next week!
It's been a productive two days - lots of pruning, pulling, digging, trimming, etc. No planting yet, but I'll get to a garden center sometime soon, or if I can sneak away, maybe I'll go to the Master Gardeners' plant sale on Friday - they always have an amazing variety, and it makes money for all their wonderful volunteer activities.
When recuperating from these unaccustomed pursuits, I've been resting my aching bones by - of course - knitting. I finished a pair of socks in Classic Elite's Alpaca Sox, a beautiful blend of alpaca and nylon. It's not machine washable, although I'm going to try these in my front-loader on hand wash cycle and see how they do. (Or rather, I'm going to do a swatch and see what happens first. I really like the socks a lot.) I started a really pretty short-sleeved cardigan in Rowan's Calmer, which I always love to knit with, so soft and a little stretchy in the yarn, which means your garment is soft, comfortable, and holds it shape. It's coming along but I'm not rushing through it - this yarn is a luxury and I want to enjoy every minute of it. I'm also swatching a few things that I bought for fall (already), just to see what they're good for. (No, I don't usually buy with that in mind, unless there's a great design collection with the yarn. I usually go something like, "Oooh, it's so pretty..." It's good to be such a tough-minded business woman.)
Last week we received two new yarns from Plymouth. The first is a self-striping version of their Encore DK which they're calling Encore Socks. Something like 300 yards on a ball, VERY inexpensive, and a pair of (thick) socks on size 4 or 5 needles. There's a cute free pattern for slipper socks for it. It's flyin' out of the store. And the other is a new yarn called Rockin' Socks, a fingering-weight mix of wool, bamboo, and nylon, a very good price, feels good in the ball and will be the next pair of socks I start.
I'm working now on the Coriolis sock, a class Karen Walter is giving based on Cat Bordhi's New Pathways for Sock Knitters book. The toe-up cast-on is - well, very cool in Karen's opinion, very something else in mine - but I often entertain rather harsh speculations about Cat Bordhi's state of mind, ancestors, substance abuse and other aspects of her heritage and lifestyle while I'm learning one of her techniques and/or figuring out her books. Then, like childbirth (I'm told), the pain is forgotten and the joy remains. Anyway, next week we start on the undoubtedly cool swirl that replaces the gusset on this sock - can't wait for that! There are 3 folks who paid for the class who didn't make it to the first one - Karen will be at the shop Thursday this week from 11 to 2:30 and can catch you up if you can make it.
The response to our new class schedule has been good so far - thanks to everyone who has taken the time to look it over. I hope you find something that sparks your interest and fits into your schedule.
Meanwhile, can someone please tell me why Jackson is eating rocks? I would think that this could be why he weighs so much, except that he throws them up every night - usually at about 4 a.m. I've got to change his food, he's obviously not getting some essential nutrient. Or maybe he's just a goofball?
Oh, well, enjoy the weather. Next week, lots of photos!
See you soon...
Trish
April 29, 2008
Well as most of you must know by now, the class schedule is done - and I'm doing the dance of joy. (The dogs love it when I dance - thank goodness no one else can see.) It's been an intense week and a half trying to get everything on the computer, on the website, on everyone's calendars, then photos and signup sheets, and finally ta-da! I want to thank Bridget Gaughan and Margaret D'Amico who signed up for classes about 30 seconds after the e-mail went out. Those girls are on the ball!
I'm catching up on e-mails, so if I missed anyone or you got deleted in the 500 - 800 viagra offers that were waiting for me when I finally got around to it, please forgive me and try again.
Remember, our hours are changing May 1. The new ones are now posted on our Hours Page as well as our door, the phone, and our business cards. Just remember - no more Tuesdays until further notice!
Since I am heartily sick of the computer right now, I'm going to show you some great projects and then get on with things I haven't had time for: cleaning my house, washing winter sweaters, getting in touch with friends - and knitting!
First, Rochelle Mann designed and knit this great sweater for her husband in a heathery shade of blue Encore. Her work is always impeccable - I love those wavy cables on the sleeves.
Barb Werner was in for some sock projects to take along when she goes to her daughter's college graduation and brought this stunning project to show us. She knit this Lucy Neatby scarf in Jaeger 4-Ply Merino. It's so lovely in the lace pattern.
Diane Monderiewicz attended a few of Janet's Friday morning sock classes and produced a beautiful pair of socks, as you can see. Usually everyone's first pair is a little wonky, but these fit her perfectly.
And lastly, Chris Dreazen brought in her handspun that she made from the Mountain Colors top we ordered for her. There's something about handspinning that blends colors so beautifully, or maybe it's Chris's talent. I've just gotten in a couple Learn to Spin kits from Nancy's Knit-Knacks. It includes a little fiber, a drop spindle and a DVD to show how to do it. I'm thinking of trying it, just to see what it's all about. Chris's yarn makes it very tempting.
Okay - I'm signing off for the rest of the day. See you soon!
Trish
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