Welcome to the house of ick.
October 29th, 2007What the hell is it? The cloud of germs hovering over Chez Martin, just.won't.go.away.
I swear its one virus after another. Back to back. No break. So bad that we had to cancel our trip south to spend the weekend with Kris, Roger and Owen (to celebrate O's birthday!) Poor Connor has fared the worst of everyone in the family, but the older three have missed 9 days of school combined in the last 2 weeks. To say nothing of the list of make up therapy sessions Connor has racked up.
Bleh!
So just in case you haven't figured it out yet.. this is the reasoning behind my blogging absence. Well, a majority of it anyway. I haven't been feeling great either.. but you get the idea, right?
Anyway.. I finished up the "Shimmer" Merino/Bombyx roving that I purchased from Jessie at A Piece Of Vermont. A delightful experience, though by the time I got to plying I swore my left index finger was frozen in the spinning position. This stuff was slick! That and I was experiencing some tension difficulties with my wheel. Not enough pull and take up, or waaay too much. But some advice from the Spin Tech forum on Ravelry resulted in a very surprising (to me) and well working fix. I swapped out my scotch tension spring, and replaced it with a rubber band. Instantaneous, and perfect tension. Wee!
Anyway, on to the braggy pictures..
With the flash, just so you can see the shine of the bombyx silk.
And here, without flash, so you can see the softness. I'm not sure of yardage, but there is more than enough here for a nice drapey scarf. You can be sure this skein won't sit and fester in the stash.. I really can't wait to cast it on.
Also worth noting, although it is typical of my skill level in spinning, meaning it has numerous slubby sections, this yarn is perfectly balanced. So balanced I nearly cried with joy.
Color me happy. Sick. But happy.
Around a year ago on this day..
- And now for something knitty - 2005
- Post Fitzmas reflection - 2005
October 29th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
We are the same here. My son has had one cold after another since starting daycare. Our pediatrician said that daycare is great for giving a lot of viruses that they won’t get as often when they enter Kindergarten. Dd has had one cold since school started, and I am crossing my fingers that she has minimal sick time. Now, I am feeling sick too.
I wish you all a speedy recovery and a passing of the germ cloud. Congrats on such a lovely handspun. Terrific colors!
October 29th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Beautiful spinning!
Feel better… :o)
October 29th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
I hope you all feel better soon. We had a bug going around here recently and I am still fighting with sinus problems. Grrr!
That would make a gorgeous scarf! Love those colors!
October 30th, 2007 at 7:07 am
wow - the spinning - lovely! hope everyone is feeling better.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Beautiful stuff, nice work.
Sorry you’re all feeling so crappy. Ian’s home today with a bug and Rinaldo’s been fighting one for a few days now.
Feel better soon!
October 30th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Nice spinning !!!
October 30th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Ohhh Carla! PRETTY spinning!!
But don’t breathe on us *grin*
November 5th, 2007 at 11:04 am
The colors and the shineyness!! It’s very pretty.
Hope you’re feeling better so that you can properly enjoy it though.