Knit Geek Life

I'll be the first to admit, one of my least favorite things after coming home from traveling is writing the obligatory blog entries about how things went. Obviously, everyone wants to know how it went... but I always am so tired when I get home, and if I don't blog about it right away, I know I'm not likely to at all.

My main mission was complete, I did buy my Hitchhiker spinning wheel. I tried spinning on it this morning, but I was having issues getting the roving to attach to the leader yarn, so I ended up giving up... I figured I'd ask someone online for some ideas.

Obviously with a spinning wheel, I felt obligated to buy some roving... Two pounds worth!

Then as we were walking out, I spotted these two gorgeous hanks of yarn...

The funny post script to that is that I bought this from someone the New England Fibah-Heads group on Ravelry. I knew the name Spunky Eclectic was familiar, and I knew the girl at the booth looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place her. So of course, I looked it up when I got home and felt vaguely dumb for not talking to her for much more than it took to give her my money!

Damn you, KnitPicks! Why'd you have to come out with a wooden set of Options just after I bought a metal set? Hrumph.

I told myself I wouldn't buy any more yarn... but I really want my mom to make me a Butterfly Wrap, and I know if I want nice yarn used, I need to buy it... It calls for Blue Sky Alpaca Alpaca Silk, which was around $10.50 for a 50g hank from what I priced, and it takes 22 hanks for the size I need in the robe length... which is like $230... I don't want to spend that much! I'm looking for a cheaper substitution yarn... If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate it... It's a DK weight yarn.

We're off to Vermont tomorrow for Vermont Sheep & Wool. I'm on a mission to get a HitchHiker Wheel, and the guy who makes them is going to be there, so I'm going to get one. I almost got one at NH Sheep and Wool, but then I decided I wanted to research it more, but everything I've read about it has been good so I'm going to buy it.

I've really enjoyed spinning on the spindle, but I think it's time to take it up to the next level, it's just taking too long to spin any volume.

I'm not sure what else we're going to do while we're up there, been trying to get in touch with Drina to see if we could stop by and see her, but I haven't really been able to get in touch with her.

We may try and stop by Matt's cousin's house, but I dunno if they'll be home seeing as there's a baby due up there at any moment.

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