Jo Knits!

Happy day,

Woke up this morning feeling blue, so I went for a walk after bringing the kids to school. Had my Ipod loaded with many podcasts as it feels less lonely to walk and listen to knitters talk. Today I even saw a little woodpecker working on an electric pole. It feels nice that spring is starting to show in Montreal.

Once I got home and had a very deserved coffee, the postman rang. I jumped up and down and almost kissed him as he handed over the package. I knew it had to be my new drop spindle. I couldn't have been happier and was quite excited to say the least. Poor mailman, I'm not sure he will ring next time there's a package. LOL!

Meet my new Spinsanity spindle, ain't it just a cutie! I had asked if it was possible to add some sort of arrow to help with spinning. I'm a leftie and spin in the opposite direction most people do. The arrows make the spindle even nicer than before, I actually like it more like this. The kids were very excited about the new spindle, they had voted on which one we should get. I love how they are just as happy as I am when I get a package. After the kids ate lunch at home and went back to school, I finally took it out for a spin.

I am loving it! This spindle is about half the weight of the one I learned on, it's amazing how smooth it feels when it spins. I am spinning the sample that came with the spindle. LOVE that it came with a little freebie! This is a worsted roving (I think that's how they call it) and it's a bit different than working with a prepared top but it's quite fun to finally try out spinning with a dyed fiber. I think I'm ready to start playing with colorful rovings, natural is starting to be boring but it is a great way to start up for sure.

This purchased reminded me something, I used to deal with a lot with Wahms (work at home moms) when the kids were younger. It was always nice to buy from someone who I knew it made a difference in their lives. Etsy is similar to that, you get to chat with the artist behind the product, it is very nice and it feels great to encourage someone that takes the time to make a great product.

Well off I go...

Posted by Jo at April 9, 2008 02:56 PM