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The Land of Tricks and Treats, The Final Version

November 4, 2005 By Carole

You may recall that last Friday, Blogless Sharon and I went for our second and final spinning lesson. Cathy of Dream Acres Studios is definitely a treat. She’s friendly and knowledgeable and managed to help me improve my spinning in very short order.

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Seeing Sharon take to spinning like a duck to water has been a real treat. We both fell in love with spinning at the same time, and half the joy of spinning has been learning with my buddy.

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My first plied yarn. Not bad at all. This is the fleece that we carded and spun and then plied. I love it!

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My first plied yarn after it’s Kool Aid bath. Sigh. I’m glad to have learned the technique of dyeing with Kool Aid, it’s quick and easy and you don’t need any special stuff. But the colors? They’re pretty limited and I’m just not sure this is a color I would have chosen. Day-Glo pink is not a part of this librarian’s wardrobe. Know what I mean?

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Finished mittens for Sandy. I knit these up with bulky yarn that I had in the stash. Took about 4 hours. Total. I love me the quick knitting project! And, see, Sandy? I wasn’t just claiming to have mittens, I actually have mittens. Oh, and Liz, did you notice? Only one measly piece of wood next to the woodstove. The man has changed his ways. Which makes Mason happy – more room for him on the hearth.

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The final treat of the week. The treat of all treats. A package from my Secret Pal arrived! Not only did I get awesome yarn but also yummy Jolly Ranchers and the coolest key chain ever. Thanks, Secret Pal! Once again, you have sent me wonderful things. Woo Hoo.

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  1. your SP6 says

    November 4, 2005 at 9:02 am

    I’m glad you like your package! I am ALREADY working on your next one. 😀

  2. Kathy says

    November 4, 2005 at 10:31 am

    What a great picture of blogless Sharon!! And congratulations on your first plied yarn.

  3. Annie says

    November 4, 2005 at 12:07 pm

    Carole! Your spinning is fabulous. Great job!

  4. Norma says

    November 4, 2005 at 1:58 pm

    The spinning is amazing. And you can get some really wonderful colors with combinations of Kool-Aid. I got some great ones last winter — teal and eggplant and melon and Robin’s Egg blue to name a few.

  5. JessaLu says

    November 4, 2005 at 7:27 pm

    Your spinning is beautiful!

  6. Nannette says

    November 5, 2005 at 2:01 am

    Congrats on the spinning! Its looking great!!

    About the Kool Aid colors… have you seen the KA color chart?
    http://www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/images/colorchart-max.jpg

  7. Liz says

    November 5, 2005 at 7:22 am

    Your first plied yarn looks great. And Kool Aid isn’t so bad…sometimes it’s nice to have bright colors. I find that I use more dilute solutions than other people (*cough* because I’m cheap *cough*). Also, if you paint roving with kool aid, it ends up being more muted when spun up.

  8. sandy says

    November 5, 2005 at 8:20 am

    HEY KOOL AID!
    🙂
    I love that color. Time to spice up your life, perhaps?
    HEY BLOGLESS SHARON! Looking good!
    Just wanted to shout out to BS! (hee, blogless Sharon!)
    Yes, mittens. They DO exist. And not only do they exist, they are beautiful. Good for you. Now, please send them to
    Sandy Hurley
    12……
    Didn’t you read the rules? All mittens are now mine.
    THAT is how much I love mittens!
    haha!
    Oh, I slept too long. It’s going to be a long day!
    xo

  9. ann says

    November 5, 2005 at 4:49 pm

    I am jealous of your spinning lessons!

  10. heather says

    November 7, 2005 at 8:37 am

    Wow. You are a spinning natural. Look at that stuff–I am so excited for you!

    I can’t wait to see what you spin up next.

  11. Mary Box says

    August 19, 2006 at 10:09 am

    You can’t be 66048 serious?!?

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