i like yarn. and bunnies.

…is another hobby. 

 The second to last thing I need is more yarn.  But what the heck, I’m adding both of these things to my life with a single purchase:

This is the Louet drop spin beginner’s kit from WEBS.  One spindle, one metric crap-ton of corriedale roving, and an instruction book, all for the low low price of $25.  I am shocked at the size of the spindle.  It’s huge!!!  They look so teeny on the internet. 

In case you didn’t know from painful experience, spinning is HARD!  Here’s the result of my first attempt:

Awesome.  Let’s try that again.

Much better, right?  It does seem to get easier pretty quickly.  And it’s fun!  My first little skein is hanging up to dry right now.  We’ll have show and tell later but for now I’ll just say it looks quite…rustic.  No offense, first yarn, but there’s some serious felting in your future. 

Ok, I’m off to finish the work I was supposed to be doing today.  Heh. 

 P.S.  Olive says “hi”