I haven’t been very talkative lately have I? Well, I’ve been a bit busy. I was completely (and happily) surprised when most of my yarn sold in the Etsy Shop. Then I was worried that I should spin up some more as soon as I could. Which doesn’t really jibe with the whole oh my god there are only thirty-seven knitting days until giftmas panic. But I set down the knitting long enough to spin some very interesting noodles.

I won’t say that I hope they don’t sell as quickly as the Harvest Spice did. Because realizing that my yarn sold in less than 24 hours of being listed (by a repeat customer no less!) made me squeal with such glee that the cats ran and hid, the dog started barking, and I’m sure the hedgehog gave a good huff inside her little plastic pigloo.

So here are my latest two yarns.

Sweet Potato Casserole

that’s Corriedale in shades of Creamed Sweet Potato, dark Kid Mohair sprinkled in like brown sugar, topped with Tussah Silk for the melted marshmallows. I didn’t card this myself (oh I wish I had) but I’ve found myself a hell of a custom roving source in Michigan. This was on a drop spindle. And my first time spinning silk. So it’s slubby and odd. But it’s grown on me as I set the twist and watched it dry. This stuff is soooo soft.

Calico Canine

While this has a similar color scheme to the Sweet Potato this yarn is an entirely different proposition. This is a blend of brown coopworth, black border leister wool, and golden retriever down. Yes. Golden Retriever. There’s dog hair in this here yarn! And the wools are much stiffer and more rustic. It was spun on the lendrum and is a much more consistent worsted to bulky weight. And there’s enough for a decent sweater for a small person.

Today I’m spinning another silk blend but I’m doing it on the wheel. It’s purple merino with white silk. Mmmm.

I’ve been knitting a bit though. Although I haven’t gotten as much work on the Dad scarf as I’d like.

This is all I have so far

That’s actually a washcloth pattern called flying geese but it translates well into a scarf. Although I’m thinking that I might frog (rip it, rip it) and try a different pattern since I’m not all that far along (only two pattern repeats) and I received great encouragement by Jamie and Carole at the Flying Star Stitch n Bitch on Tuesday to try cables. It really is a lot less complicated than I thought it was, I hadn’t even bothered to look into it assuming it was big and scary. And since I have just under 400 yards of this yarn I might be making this or this instead. Hmmmm. I just thought of this so I need to let that idea marinate a bit.

In the meantime I can finish my second pair of fuzzy feet. You know, the ones made from Mmmmmmmanos? Aww yeah.

The varigated part is Manos del Uruguay Stellar 110, with solid Steel 10 color on the cuffs and toes. There’s some color pooling / flashing going on. But it’s ok. There was a whole lotta pooling and flashing with the tote and it turned out nicely after it was felted. I will probably alternate skeins for the next pair to avoid this happening again though.

I cast the first sock on at the SNB Tuesday night. I got a lot of work done on it that night. It was so neat to get to go there even though Cody had to work! ManymanymanymanyMANY thanks to Beverly for driving my panic attacked driver’s butt around when Mr. Man is working These knit groups make me so happy and they’ve been really important to me, especially since Jocelyn moved to San Fran.

So I finished the first sock of pair number two last night. Got a lot done waiting in the line at the drive thru for the new Popeyes chicken place. It’s funny how these cheesy fast food restaurants that were all over the place where I grew up open here in Albuquerque and get mobbed. First the Krispy Kreme, then the Chic fil A, now the Popeyes. Of course, I’ve been just as excited as every other transplant and happily waited in line for the good stuff. We’ve driven by a few times and just weren’t up for the wait. But last night was Cody’s night off so we got some hot beverages, a book for him and the socks for me, put the dog in the back of the CR-V and we waited it out. It was worth it. YEAH it was worth it.

I cast on for the second sock last night. Turned the heel in the waiting room at the dentist’s office while Cody got some cavities filled, picked up the instep stitches in the chair between getting my new permanent crown and getting a cavity filled, and I’m in the home stretch on the foot now.