Mikknit

Got a call from the Apple Store guy earlier, he *thinks* that it’s just a little $9 part that was damaged by the spill. Of course, even though the part might be cheap, the labor is still going to be spendy. He quoted me somewhere around $140 for part + labor. Still better than the $700+ it’d be for the logic board, though.

I suppose I’ll say that it’s a good idea I’d put myself on a yarn and fabric diet - I think I need to work down my stash significantly before I purchase anything else. It’s going to be very difficult to do this with a yarn shop less than 2 blocks from my house, but I will manage, I suppose. The fabric diet might be tougher, as I know approximately 324769902 pregnant women, most of whom are not finding out their baby’s gender before birth. A great plan, but I don’t have much gender-neutral fabric in my stash. There is a lot of white cotton interlock and natural hemp jersey, though, and I have a good selection of fabric dyes, so I guess I could make it work. I’ll just have to sew clothing instead of diapers - I don’t have any more hemp fleece or french terry, and not much sherpa (those are the best, most absorbent materials for diaper making, at least that I can afford).

I suppose if I get hard-up for fiber entertainment, I can work on my spinning. I’ve been working my way through some yellow-dyed wool, possibly an originally-grey Shetland, and it’s been a LONG time since I’ve done much spinning. My left heel goes numb pretty quickly from the treadling, so I can only spin for an hour or so before I have to switch projects. Of course, I also can’t spin during the day since babies like to stick their fingers in places where they could get pinched. Grace will stay clear of the wheel, but I don’t trust Arlo to do so. He’ll have to be a bit older and have some impulse control before I feel safe spinning with him around.

Hopefully I’ll be back online with my iBook by the end of the weekend!