KNITTING WITHOUT DOG HAIR IS NOT AN OPTION

... that saved the jumbo plyhead!

Hubby is my absolute hero - yesterday he did a fabulous (and interminable, he says) sanding job, and now I can definitely use the jumbo plyhead. YAY FOR THIS MAN - I knew there was a reason why I married him!!! ;-)

Of course, I had to try it the instant I got home and it worked wonderfully - I give you the plied hand-dyed roving called The Northern Lights in blue and purple colors. The fiber is a 27 micron wool. It is a blend of various breeds and types of wool sorted by micron count.

I bought the roving from Michele at Distaff Day in January. So far I have some 40 yards of a very chunky yarn. I need to spin the rest and think about what to do with it. It is scrumptous!!!

Maybe I can mix it with some chunky store-bought yarn (I am sure there is something in my stash...) and make a nice scarf.

I had fun this weekend - the field trip to Knitch was wonderful. I just love that store. The latest goody on the big wooden table - M&Ms. Look at these...

Just in case you can't read well what it says - "Knitch" and "We love knitters". Is that cool or what? Here you can see a bunch of our group knit and chat. And shop... of course...

You can glimpse at Tammy, Diana, Jane, Janice, Erica, Jacquie, Jessica and Leslie. Ann is running around somewhere - fondling yarn. ;-)

When we left, Kim - the store owner - said that we filled the store with laughter and a great atmosphere, and made the afternoon a very pleasant one. Now, that made us feel really special and wanted there. I have to say, this store does not only care about how much money you leave. They take care of you with coffee and water and treats... Kim suggested that we should come back every Saturday. Now there is an idea...

Sunday at the PHG was great, too. I got to hang out with Jen almost all day and we had time to catch up. The plying demos at the guild meeting were excellent, and the dinner at the pub, too. :-) While at the spinning guild meeting, I finished the No. 1 Pomatomus sock and started no. 2 right away.

What a fun pattern - once you get into the groove of the chart, tho'.

This will probably be my first and last post for this week. The Atlanta Knitting Guild hosts Beth Brown-Reinsel this weekend, and since I am the Workshop person for the AKG, I got to organize her three workshops. Which of course is a ton of work but I am very confident that it also will be a ton of fun, and as a reward I get to go to all the workshops - Fair Isle, Aran Sweaters and Swedish Cast ons - and hang out with a knitting super-star. And - I also get to take 1½ days of vacation. YAY for that - take a little vacation to go knitting.

I'll be back next week - see ya!