Happy Valentines Day!

Who doesn't love a tasty cupcake as a treat? :) I made these for my kids for V-day, and I know they'll have fun adding them to their play food collection. They were super easy, based on a pattern from ravelry, with my own adjustments. I'm not loving the top on the red cupcake, but live and learn. They were fun and fast!

Hooray!

My fibers from The Vildish Twist arrived yesterday- I am so excited! Now I'm waiting on the new spindle to spin them on. I'm hoping a lighter spindle will help me not spin bulky yarn. I think I've figured out drafting smaller sections too. We'll see. I can't wait to have fun with it, the fibers are absolutely gorgeous!!!

AND, my yarn is officially done. Crazy twist in a few spots on a single... oops, but I think it turned out very well for my first full skein. I wound up with just shy of 99 yards of bulky weight yarn. It ranges from worsted to super bulky, but majority bulky. I'm really hoping that since I'm not a big person I can make some mittens or a hat... most patterns I see call for more yarn. A child's size might work though. Chameleon Colorworks, colorway Bahamas, Merino 64, 4oz. I love the colors, they make me so happy.

Plying sucks...

I've been happily spinning my Merino from Chameleon Colorworks (Bahamas- SO cool and pretty) and finished up the 4oz yesterday. I hadn't thought ahead and split in half, so I spliced it all into one big ball, and then rolled it into a ball pulling 2 strands at once to ply. Yeah... not such a good idea. It is tangling everywhere. Grrr. I'm not overly thrilled with this yarn, but maybe I'll love it once it is all finished. It is supposed to make mittens for me :) My poor little hands are getting cold!

As you can see, the plying IS working, but I've also got a tangled mess on my hands. Grrr.

Fiber and Spindle shopping!

I'm so excited! I wasted far too much time browsing etsy yesterday, as always :) Hey, I had to take breaks from moving the kids' rooms and their toys. Cleaning is no fun! Anyhow, I am happy to have bought fibers from ButterflyGirldesigns - spindle and white fiber, and I finally bought some fibers from The Vildish Twist. The colorways are beautiful, and I enjoy working with merino. The white fiber is a mixture of merino, silk and nylon. I see it becoming a hat for myself. I should be happy spinning for quite a while! Yay!

I'll post pictures when they arrive!