It's been almost 6 months to the day since my last craving for a McDonald's chocolate shake. This doesn't happen very often and I'm not a regular patron of the golden arches. However, when I crave a chocolate shake, that's what I want. I'm fighting off a sore throat today and icy chocolately slurpiness just sounded good. (A Wendy's frosty won't do...can't slurp it through a straw.)
The shake machine is out of order. Has it ever been IN order?
They still suck.
Our new friends at YarnAlong in Henderson, KY graced us with some of their awesome artwork!
Green and Purple Erasure by Noah
Winter Flowers by Bethany
I hope to post more when I can get to a scanner. How great are these?
According to GoodnessGracious in WV, it would seem that my mother has been spreading my blog around and is name calling. She called me a "yarn snob". Well, I resemble that remark...sort of! Truth be told, I'm not all that snobbish when it comes to yarn. I will knit with anything (except dog hair)...wire, strips of old t-shirts, hemp cord, thread, and yes, even squeaky acrylic. So, maybe I'm not so much a "yarn snob" but a "yarn junkie".
Now my mom should not be name-calling with such abandon. One should ask her about her quilting fabric stash...
It takes one to know one!
or
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!
I kill me.
Everyone sing along...
Hippo birdie, two ewes!
Hippo birdie, two ewes!
Hippo birdie, dear Karen (as in my sister who is now OVER 40)
Hippo birdie, two ewes!
Karen, check you mail box later this week...you got a cool package coming your way! (I can say that because she NEVER reads my blog...yet she calls at all hours to ask for help with knitting patterns...hmm...)
So, we returned home safely after our road trip to Henderson, KY for the SpinAlong. Much success!! It was loads of fun! Even Randy had a good time sitting in the middle of a yarn shop with a bunch of knitters, spinners and kids. The kids drew some awesome pictures for us that I'll post as soon as I can get to a scanner.
I bought a pound of Cleopatra's roving...yum! She's a black shetland with exotic silver tips....so soft! I also picked up a cool hank of yarn for my sister. I put it in the mail already and I don't remember what it's called, but I stashed it on my Ravelry page. It's drop dead killer cool! I'm still going to consider it my stash even though it will be at my sister's, 900 miles away. Is that wrong?
After I had my fiber fill...(ok that's funny)...we hit the casino. Much to our amazement we actually took their money. That doesn't happen very often, and it pretty much paid for the trip. I should have bought more yarn/fiber! Dang those missed opportunities!
We got home, we made our famous shrimp scampi, ate like pigs and chalked it all up to a really good weekend!
p.s. I am lame and forgot my camera, so no photos. The camera is AWOL once again. I'm hoping it's in Randy's trunk.
Just one more post about comments, that would be comments with an 's', as in PLURAL! Thanks James, for making me Plural! I no longer have one "comment", I have comments. Did I mention that's with an 's'?
Sophie...a dog's life. 
Sophie is not in any danger of being spun. I know there are some people out there who love their dogs so much they feel the need to spin with dog "shed". I've actually met some of those people. Ok, I'm going to say it...a Pomeranian purse is just weird. How bad is it going to smell if it's slung over your shoulder and you get caught in the rain? Gak!
I got a comment! OMG! Is this the coolest thing or what?
I know that there are bloggers out there who announce their bazillionth comment with much ado, but this is my first comment. I'll never have another first comment and I'm so excited! Starz*Above, you made my night!
My blogging has been extremely sparse lately because of the spinning wheel. I've been spinning so much that I'm getting a bit low on fleece, and I'm starting to eye the dog.
Drum roll please!
This is the secret project that Zack and my dad worked on over Thanksgiving. The handle is walnut and the arms are cypress. 
It's really nice and light. Zack sanded it so much that it feels like glass. It makes a 2-foot skein, so it's perfect for my smaller amounts. I've used it a couple times already and it's completely awesome. Signed and everything!
This is what Santa brought me....I kid you not!
Is this too cool or what?
I nearly died!
This is the first skein of yarn spun from new wheel.
With all the preparations before Christmas (the wheel arrived on the 21st), I didn't have a chance to try it out until Christmas Eve. However, during all my cleaning, I would walk past the wheel and touch it every now and then just to make sure it was still there.
My first attempt at spinning with a wheel was a huge disaster! I couldn't get the it to work and had a huge roving mess on my hands. I had everything set up how I thought the manual depicted, but the yarn either broke or wouldn't wind on the bobbin. How could something so simple be so dang difficult? Finally, on Wednesday, I swallowed all my pride and called Laurie at YarnAlong, where Santa bought the wheel. (Located in Henderson, KY). She walked me through the tension issues and I was spinning like a spider within the hour.
My guys are so good to me. I'm one lucky fiber junky!
