hi.

I’ve been pretty busy these last few months, what with the new baby and the summer market, and my general state of constant craftiness.  but I miss my blog.  I have a feeling that I’ll take a big break from it next summer too, but for now I am happy to return to this place.

even if it looks a little crappy right now.  perfection = laziness, so if you’re going to love me you have to put up with a few warts.  for awhile anyway.

so here’s what I’ve been learning to do since the last time we hung out:

"grey hackle peacock" ~ upcycled handspun yarn

and not only is it handspun yarn, I use reclaimed-recycled-upcycled-whatever-you-want-to-call-them fibers.  I just say I use ugly yarn and make it look real pretty.

spinning wool has presented yet another opportunity for me to examine the small things in life–those elements that are beyond my control, the joy of learning, the frustration of…oh, so many things.  a microcosm of the universe so to speak (was it Joseph Conrad that said that?  can’t remember now.)  anyway, these are thoughts that I’ve been collecting, delicately placing in a basket to share.  my harvest of wool and acrylic and hideous polyester novelty yarns.

and you should see the looks I get from the die-hard spinners in our spinners group when I pull out a skein of this flashy, plastic-y, horrible yarn and begin adding perfectly good wool to the mix.  heheh.

there will be much more to come, but for now I have to go retrieve all of the shoes that my toddler just threw out the front window.

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