None of my hobbies is quite as enjoyable these days as spinning. I can think of nothing as satisfying (or cost-effective) as turning a pile of sheep hair into delicate, knittable, delicious yarns. I'm completely hopeless with my spinning wheel, but a homemade drop spindle has turned out to be a really amazing and easy thing to use. Hubby and I took a large hollow plastic knitting needle, a small brass ceiling hook, and a few blank CDs and turned them into something magical. After a skein of worsted for practice (and I learned a lot; it's been about 10 years since I last spun anything), I was ready to move on to a laceweight, and I learned a lot more there, like how NOT to spin the yarn too tightly, and how to work out icky slubs in the spinning. I'm still going with the laceweight, and I have no idea what I'll do with the worsted. I could spin some more of it and then actually use it for something, I suppose. For now, I'm just going to enjoy the laceweight. And did I mention it's the softest merino you ever touched? Maybe I'll have enough of it for a yummy little spring/summer baby sweater. Elbow length bell sleeves, a pretty lace edging, and maybe a dainty eyelet stitch all over. Oooh. Must go spin more.
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