Well, crap. I’ve been thinking about trying out spinning for a while. It’s almost like magic, taking fiber from an animal, twisting it, knitting it, and then wearing it. Ingenious really. Well, Molly (aka nerdclub2000 on Ravelry) posted some lovely roving in her Etsy and I started lusting after it immediately.
So I started thinking… how can I get this roving and use it? Well, I’d need a spindle. And some roving to practice on. And when I started looking at all the possibilities, I wanted to spin even more.
I took into consideration all the possibilities that I could get and finally settled on this starter kit from Maine Woods Yarn & Fiber and this roving from Nerdclub2000. $42.30 total. I could get that. It’s not that much. Plus, I just got paid! Now, let’s convince Mom that I should get it.
Things went well up until that conversation. The first time I brought it up, her response was very unresponsive. She was in clean-the-house mode, even though she wasn’t cleaning the house at the moment I brought it up (I know better than that!). So I waited a day and asked again. And I was so overcome with the want of spinning supplies that I agreed to get 15 minutes of “dedicated exercise” every day until I leave for school.
She’s sneaky, that mother of mine. Oh, well. I’m going to get to spin!
AJ Said:
on July 19, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Why does it seem like everyone but me is starting spinning? I feel so left out. *pouts like a 4 year old*