Quick update - photos are up!

I've finished the first Penguin project, and I must say it looks kind of cool. :-)  Plying on the Penguin took a little getting used to, I did not spin the singles very evenly either, and these aren't even my colors (I look awful in that shade of green) but I like it. :-D

Tonight is Spin Club, so I'm giving my foot a break - I was starting to notice the single treadle yesterday - and taking the Spindolyn instead.  I have a just-barely-started project on the Tenor that I really need to get going on, and I bought a new cube base for it that I want to try out too.  Here's what I was spinning (and I LOVE the new base!):

In weaving news, I got out the Flip yesterday, but it took me so long to find the book that had my project sheet in it I didn't do any weaving.  But I've got everything I need to get going on it, except free time. :-)  Hopefully this week I'll throw a few picks!


Awww...

Day 6 of the hood, poor baby.

It works!

I've been spinning on the Penguin, and I'm halfway through this batt:

 The wheel is very easy to control, and I can get a good length of draft.  I'm not doing a true long-draw with this batt, as it doesn't seem to be drafting very well for that, but I'm liking my result. :-D  I added a cardboard flange to the dowel because the paper clip I'm using to secure the dowel kept flopping forward, getting in the way of winding-on.  And I've wrapped the quill with a piece of paper to act as a bobbin, so I should be able to just slide this off and start the second half on a second 'bobbin'.

I've also done a bit on the Polonaise, but my band-aid keeps getting caught in the fluff so I didn't make much progress.

And I'm going to frog this:

It's a mistake rib scarf, and it looks like it at the top, but not at the bottom.  I'm going to try smaller needles and see if that helps.  This is the second time I've frogged this yarn, so I'm hoping the third knitting is lucky.  Hmm... maybe I should use Li's Herringbone scarf pattern again....

That's all I've gotten done this weekend, as I figured I'd better do some housework. :-(  Oh and I've been captivated by my Christmas present from DH - an Amazon Kindle. :-D  What a wonderful gift - I've read more in the past month or so than I did all last year!  The only drawback is that it takes away some of my crafting time, but many of the books allow text-to-speech so it will even read to me!  AWESOME!

I'm baaack... sort of

I've been away from home a lot lately and haven't been doing much in the crafty vein so had nothing to post.  Hopefully the latest addition to my spinning wheel herd will change that.  I picked up a used Penguin wheel yesterday, and cleaned and cleaned and oiled and oiled it and made a quill for it tonight.  Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I think today is a spinning day so all I need to do is pick a fiber and go for it - perhaps the stuff I've been spinning on the Babe quill. :-D  Isn't it cute?

It didn't have a quill (or driveband) and I couldn't tell what if anything was wrong with it and I really didn't need another wheel, but it looked like it might be a fun project to fix up.  It may only have needed that quill and the oil - it seems to spin quite easily after using some Jig-a-Loo to clear out the rust in the bearings and such.  Originally I thought I might paint it, but I think I'll wait - the plywood actually looks kind of nice (at least in the front).



The Harp is calling to me too - I want to finish the log cabin piece that's on it, and I really want to finish the rug that's on the Hearthside loom.  Perhaps I'll have a crafty weekend - maybe I'll even get into the habit of doing a little crafty work every night - one can hope!

I hope to have an update in the next couple of days. :-)