So I'm totally no good at updating anything on any sort of a regular basis I discovered. (The reality of having no internet connection at home.) We also had a huge snowstorm here on Wednesday that gave me my first real snowday since highschool. This fortunate occurance allowed me time to clean my house, bake bready, cook up some chicken chili and potato pancakes, and, of course, knit.

Here is the sweater before the storm:

And my awesomely designed cable charts:

The storm: (We got at least half-a-foot overnight)

I knit. The men went urban skiing.

And the sweater. How I love thee . . .

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There are so many things to love about knitting. But i think that cables are by far the best. Cables use more yarn, making a sweater thicker and warmer then any other. And their strong linework make each stitch a statement. This sweater is for the man. Hope he likes it.

So, I have been allowed to borrow a spinning wheel until June, my dream come true, by this wonderful woman that I met at the Mountain Made Studios. I have been spinning like mad for the past month that I've had it too. Here's what I've been up to.

The top one is 100% silk and the third skein that I had ever spun on a wheel. The bottom is some lovely merino/mohair blend, double plied, in soft fall colours. I think I'm in love.

The top one here is 100% merino 2-ply all done on my drop spindle and before I had any idea of the "real" way to do any of this. I adore it.

The aqua is my first wheel attempt ay plying and the bottom is my merino, single ply on the drop spindle. (Did i mention that i stepped on my spindle and broke it by accident? I did manage to fix it with some super glue and a bandaid though!)

Here are three very chunkily spun skeins that I will be using in an ocean reefscape that I am doing for class. I was just learning how to use my wheel for these so they are a bit raw, but I'm still rather fond of them.

And here are my first EVER attempts at plying on my drop spindle with some not very nice wool and hand dyed from my time at the CiA (Cleveland Institute of Art, how I miss thee).

So, tommorow I will have photos of the Aran sweater that I am working on, some monsters I've made, some sock yarn, and the reefscape that I'm doing for class. That babay's going to be freaking huge . . .