First Spin

Well, I played with treadling last night, today I spun some yarn through onto the bobbins to get the feel of it.  And just now I spun my first yarn.  I think I’m in love!  Wanda (short for TaWanda) and I are going to be great friends!

Meet Wanda

Meet Wanda, my new wheel.  Well, she is second hand, but new to me.  I look forward to learning how to make yarn!

Steeking!

Yikes, I decided to try steeking.  Meghan from the Itsjustmeghan podcast is having a little contest.  I had this swatch and decided to go for it.

Swatch before steeking……

Swatch

Crochet steeks all in…….

Crochet Steeks

Starting to cut…..yikes!……

Cutting the steek

Did it!  and it worked!!……..

All done!

Wool Balls!

I made some wool balls to put in the dryer.  They act as a de-static-fier and help soften clothes.  I’ve been using white vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser of my washer for a couple of weeks and am amazed at how soft it makes the clothes.  Helps get all the soap residue off I guess.  Once the clothes are dry they do not smell anything but clean.  Also, my towels actually absorb water now.  SWEET!

I’m BAAACCK!!!

Okay, time to dust off the blog and start posting.  I have been knitting like crazy since the last post, but will not gumm up the works by posting all the pics.  We will start fresh.  I am also going to be posting some of my recipes, both tried and true and some knew ones I want to try.  If I post them here I can sync them onto my itouch and be able to take my recipes with me if I need to know what to buy.  So if you see any references to tiny kitchen, that is the format I need to post them in.  You can either ignore the recipes, or use them, it’s completely up to you!