I almost feel bad for them.
It was such a lopsided game.
Which takes something away from my ability to revel in the Seahawks win.
The game was so securely in hand at halftime that doing a little celebratory Hawks-themed spinning.
Mmmmmm. Mohair.
Mmmmmm. Victory.
Way to go Hawks!
It was both invigorating and exhausting!
Both classes (Wool Processing and Spinning Wheels 101) were well attended and folks had all kinds of good questions- some of which I had answers for, and some I didn’t.
It’s always the “didn’ts” that challenge me to create more and better class resources for next year-
Like “How long does it take to process a fleece from freshly shorn to ready to spin?”
Of course, that’s going to depend on a lot of factors, from size of the fleece to how it needs to be prepped (carded?, combed?)
But it go me thinking about the kinds of information people want/need to feel confident diving into something like this.
I’ve never been especially good at documenting my wool workflow- but I’m thinking I might try to track the time involved with processing one fleece, as an experiment. And get some video, too. I think that might be a neat thing to be able to present. Film the whole thing, and then speed it up 10X or something?
Talking with folks who are interested in doing the things I enjoy so much always gets my creative juices flowing.
And, as an extra little treat, I got myself a mohair fix.
Many beautiful colors of mohair from Wandering Creek Farm in Arlington, WA.
Chone is all smiles-
And I’m excited but tired just from watching what was a really hard-fought game.
I didn’t even knit while watching because I didn’t want to miss anything-
so edging on the shawl remains about 1/3 done.
And I think I need to spin something as a cool down.
I think that I might love locker hooking.
I’ve had the hook for a couple of years, but only just today did I give it a try.
It’s a long hook, with an eye at the end, so that you can attach a yarn and run it through the loops you’ve hooked to “lock” them.
I have been wanting to do this sort of thing for a while, and had also tried out the Oxford rug punch tool, but the locker hook is more my speed.
It’s more versatile, as you can use it with materials of different weights.
Hopefully once I get proficient at this it will be a great way to use up odd bits of yarn. No end to the odd bits of yarn around here!
And since I’m still spinning and figuring out what to do with the brightly colored yarns from my dyeing adventure a couple weeks ago, I’ve started another shawl.
Same pattern, different colorway- and a little bit larger gauge.
Just started the lace trim. I do love this knitted-on edge.
So that is this week in wool.
And this week in the playoffs, Hawks Win! Hawks Win!
Next up, San Fran. Should be a heck of a game.