Mikknit

I am so loving the new spinning wheel! I got to go to spinning group at Creative Fibers today, which was just what I needed. Got to hang out with Kerry and Shelley, who doesn’t have a blog but really should *nudge nudge*. I filled up the one bobbin I had with me, as I’d forgotten the others at home - Chris put them up on the bookcase to keep them out of the kids’ reach, also out of mine apparently. I decided to ply it instead of winding it off and spinning another bobbin of singles, so I got to discover that there’s a little bit of difficulty in plying on my new wheel. Turns out that I just needed to use the hook on the other side of the flyer, logical really, since it’s turning the other direction. Once I figured that out, it was relatively smooth sailing from there out. The skein is soaking in the sink now, hopefully I’ll have good photography light soon to share it with you.

I’m working on a pair of socks for my sister’s giftmas present out of lavender Silja yarn, pattern from Charlene Schurch’s Sensational Knitted Socks (wonderful book!). I’m about 14 rounds from done with the toe and I’m almost out of yarn. I’d probably have enough but I gave Kerry the extra bit I had from the cast-on to use as a bobbin lead. Thank goodness she’s planning to empty that bobbin soon and can send me the yarn when she’s done! This is so ridiculous!

So in the meantime, I’m going to have to dig out one of my other WIPs to amuse myself. I’m thinking it might need to be the Peace Fleece sweater - it’s getting chilly here and despite the new windows it’s still colder in here than I like, so a sweater would be great. Gotta get on that. Well, I just pulled my slippers out of the washer and apparently the dirt and grunge of 3 years of wear was the only thing holding them together, so I guess my next project will be to make myself another pair. Yay?

In case I don’t get a chance to post again before Thursday (pretty likely), I’d like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have many things to be thankful for and family and/or friends to celebrate with. I’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my mom’s family again this year. I’ve got many things to be thankful for, but the one most on my mind right now is my grandma. I’ve had so many good times with her - I used to spend a week at a time at the golf course my grandparents owned and it was a blast. She’s in a fairly advanced stage of Alzheimer’s disease now and in less-than-stellar health. It’s always been her wish that she be allowed to die should she become ill, and we will honor that wish, as difficult as it will be. She was diagnosed with pneumonia the other day and the choice was made to only medicate for comfort and to call hospice in. This may be it, it’s hard to say. She also may pull through and stay with us for a while longer, you never know. I’m thankful that I’ve had so long with all of my grandparents, that my kids have gotten to know these wonderful people, and that they have gotten to know my children. One of the few times my grandma still seems to know what’s going on is when my kids come to visit - she’s always loved kids and it’s nice for me to be able to bring some joy into her life, maybe a little lucidity. I love you, Nini.