Feeling a Little Inspired

I haven’t had much time to spin. And when I do, I’ve been spinning my gray Shetland – which is awesome but quite boring.

A few weeks ago, Craftsy had a sale on on-line classes. I’ve purchased a few already and I really like them. But this one: Spinning Dyed Fibers is very awesome. I started watching the intro last night and managed to get in 6 lessons this morning before 11:00 am.

I’ve had this braid of roving forever. I’ve been too scared to spin it because the colors are so breathtaking.

This photo doesn’t even do it justice. I would really like to keep the colors in this sequence to preserve the intensity. BUT, until today, I didn’t really know how to do that. Thank you Felicia Lo!

I will absolutely need to practice my Navajo plying on roving that I don’t fancy as much as this braid. But, so far, that plying technique has not been my favorite. I feel like I’m all thumbs.

On another note, my Dr. Who? scarf is coming along. I’m not sure how many feet it is but it’s probably just over 7 feet. Every time Kurt sees his scarf-in-progress, he squeals. It’s hilarious. I absolutely love it that someone appreciates the piece so much. It makes it more fun for me to knit. I can’t wait to see him wearing it. I’ll try to get a good picture of it tomorrow after knitting night.

I’m going to venture out into this crazy snow storm shortly. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day.