putting twist into the wool
April 22, 2012
it’s coming up on finals time here.
i am more in danger of losing my mind now
than at any other time in the year.
and it makes me miss my knitting.
mindless knitting has become essential
if i want to get any knitting done at all.
and as of yet,
i haven’t found the right project.
(suggestions for about 500 yards of aran weight yarn?)
however,
i’m not the type of dude to get defeated.
the only child in me requires that i always get my way.
and so while my needles rest,
the wheel turns!
i picked up this fiber at rhinebeck.
it’s been mocking me for far too long.
am i the only who thinks fiber mocks him?
corriedale top by into the whirled in the ‘rendition’ color way
anyway.
as it turns out,
i don’t have to do much thinking to spin.
sure if i planned it out, i could get the colors to blend like i wanted.
i could reduce the handspun trademark barber poll effect some.
but i kinda like that fate decides.
i just try to keep it around sport/dk.
for the most part,
i succeed.
i have about five more ounces of this stuff.
if i can get about 500 yards,
that’d make a mighty fine boneyard
wouldn’t you say?
also,
i’ve had this song in my head for days!worry.
Bitches Get Stitches 
April 23, 2012 at 2:57 am
I’ve got a stack of fiber that has been mocking me for some time. My strategy is to avert my eyes, place my hands firmly over my ears, and say in a loud, clear voice, “LALALALALA”
I like the barber pole effect in hand spun. I think that yours in particular will pair well with a Boneyard.
April 23, 2012 at 6:33 am
part of me wants to just spin spin spin down my stash and give away my wheel. but i have no energy for spinning lately. your yarn is lovely, though.
best of luck on finals!!
April 23, 2012 at 8:19 am
Yarn can definitely mock, but right now it’s my wheel that’s mocking me. I’ve been on a righteous ADHD-worthy knitting phase of “how many projects can you cast on without finishing a single one?” It’s only a matter of time before the WIPs start a mockfest as well.
Love the handspun and yes, agree it would be perfect as a Boneyard.
April 23, 2012 at 11:15 am
I understand the need for mindless projects & have just about given up searching for a project to bring on a trip this weekend. I think I’ll bring a spindle & fiber instead. I can stop any time & still know where I am.
April 23, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Here, I was about to try e-mailing your roomie or Dr. Mom to see if you were OK!
Like countless students/teaching assistants before you, you will survive finals. Just keep repeating “I think I can, I think I can, ” umpteen bazillion times. When finished, administer some really good pizza and imported beer, then allow for 36 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
The handspun looks great and should produce a handsome tweedy effect when knitted up. I’m not sure about Boneyard, but I think it definitely would look great in something using moss stitch or a similar kind of pattern stitch.
April 24, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Fiber mocks me, too. And the wheel. Mine sat empty for a while up until this past weekend and it took me 2 weeks of ‘mocking’ for me to dig out some fiber and get spinning.
April 25, 2012 at 1:24 am
Hmm … 500 y of aran yarn? Maybe one of those cowl-scarves that are so popular right now?
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