Of course, as it is with many of these weekends, I felt like I had to do something useful around the house first. So I did all of the laundry (The Husband usually does this chore) and put everything away. I also took all of the books that were piled up in the bedroom to the loft and put them away in the bookshelves. (Because I read fast, there are always at least 10 books on the floor by my nightstand...it had gotten way beyond that.) And I cleaned up the kitchen.
Only then did I feel that I could get started on my crafty weekend. The first thing on my list was to visit Bobbin's Nest Studio. This is a relatively new shop and I had heard a lot of good things about it, plus they carry some fabric. I felt very welcome from the moment I walked in the door. Everyone was friendly and helpful. I was on a mission to buy a book of baby patterns and yarn to make some baby items—I found both. I got the Debbie Bliss "Essential Baby" book and bought yarn for one of her patterns, plus yarn for a baby item in "Last Minute Knitted Gifts," and yarn for a baby item in "One-Skein Wonders."
So what did I work on?
- Worked on the secret birthday present for a good part of Saturday.
- Finished spinning the Penngrove Purples fiber; I'm letting the singles sit for a day or so before I ply them.
- Started spinning Copperhead 2, a Falkland top from Yarn Wench. I'm using the instructions in the "Stretch Your Color" article from the latest Knitty and modifying them slightly to see whether I can control the colors a bit better.
- Worked on the Lenore socks: finished the gusset decreases and I'm now working on the foot.
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