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Going to MOPACA

I am heading out to Kansas City tomorrow to visit MOPACA! It is the annual show of the Midwest Alpaca Breeder's Association. Travelling up with Jodi, Connie, and Max Storm, a Suri alpaca (his parents were Max Factor and Kong Storm). Max has a travel buddy and the

Monthly random

Big Life Drama = blog silence. And as dramas go, this one is a doozy. Have had no spare brainpower to think, let alone write. Good stuff is happening, and the dust will settle in a couple of months. I'll be in Memphis next week for company training. Possibly

Spinning FO: En Avril Merino/Silk

This is the first skein completed on my Majacraft wheel: 330 yds of 2 ply 65/35 merino silk, light sport weight En Avril roving from The Sanguine Gryphon Spun and plied on Majacraft Rose wheel 25th December 2008 to 19 February 2009 It's not entirely even because

Forward planning

I'll be out of town for a week next month getting training in Memphis TN. Away from Hubby, away from home, away from the stash, away from the books, away from the spinning wheel, and with my boss. I'll be in a hotel room with a

Unspun

There is wool lining up to be spun. I aim to spin twice a week on my new wheel, and I've done reasonably well so far. One bobbin of Sanguine Gryphon merino silk in En Avril at the back. Merino/seacell batts from Tulle and Dye in Sun-bleached

Pocket full of random

I do most of my knitting at lunchtime, very irritating to get out of the car at work and realise I left my knitting bag at home. Current sock is made from allegedly "self-striping" yarn (Fyberspates BFL), but three stripes per sock is going to look a bit

Starting the year

I only made a couple of resolutions for 2009 and I believe both are do-able goals: * Spin on my new wheel at least twice a week. * Get my karate orange belt. My first ever karate lesson was on November 17th, on December 11th I signed up for five months of

My Majacraft Rose

Hubby had threatened to wrap each piece of my Christmas present but he settled for just wrapping the box. It took a whole roll of paper to do it. Assembly was fairly painless, though I did need help with a few screws. The treadle hinges got doused in oil before

Signing off for 2008

I hope you have a relaxing and fun holiday. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'll be off work for a week, and I have plans. My Christmas present is a Majacraft Rose spinning wheel, which has been waiting in the basement since our trip to The Fold

Just rewards

I ordered some fibre from Susan's Spinning Bunny as my reward for completing my NaNoWriMo novel this year, and it has arrived: (I'm having a hard time taking good photos because the sun is setting earlier, so the colours you see are not necessarily accurate.) I&

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