Not dead, just preoccupied

Started a pair of socks using Classic Elite Alpaca Sox.  The yarn is wonderfully soft  with great colours, but I hated knitting with it. Hated it!  It has two very loosely plied strands that come apart at the slightest touch, it's thinner than regular sock yarn, and I wasn't having any fun with it.

A quick stash-dive brought up some Fiesta Baby Boom, which is wonderful!  This is a  six strand yarn (three two-ply strands), velvety-soft with rich colours.  This yarn rarely splits and it feels great to work with.  I'm using the Mochachino colour and putting in cables along the foot.

I got a Golding RingSpindle last week, 0.9 oz with cherry whorl and a walnut shaft.   It is smaller than I expected, and the shaft is short with lengthwise grooves.  Pulled out a lock of CVM and spun the thinnest single I've ever produced, and the thing spun forever!  Love the spindle, just need to decide what to spin on it.