Oh my goodness, I have been neglectful to my blog. This was not my intention when I started.

In the past few weeks I have been working on 2 EZ Baby surprise jackets. One is a natural/peach BunnyHop yarn and the other is Filatura Dicrosa Baby Zarella 409 a pretty green/yellow/blue. I'm almost half way with both and although I can see where I can improve my stitching I'm reasonably pleased.

I have also started spinning on a drop spindle. Let me tell you, if you watch the videos on YouTube it looks like it not so hard but it takes some skill to keep the spindle turning and the fiber drafting. My first attempts are terribly over spun and wormy looking. As I spin a little more each day, I can see some improvement in my spinning. Its still over spun but it looks a little more like yarn. I'm still in the park and draft period of spinning and I have to pre draft the fiber to keep the spun yarn from being too thick. I think I need some lessons. I have been looking for lessons around here but so far they are few and far between-at least 50 miles from home, usually offered on a workday.

I really want to learn to spin and draft on a spindle before I commit to buying a spinning wheel. I am considering Kromski Sonata, a travel wheel. I like its look, the double treadle, the scotch tension and the size. We'll see.