A Little Spinning Success

I went to the second of two drop-spindle spinning classes today at the Knit One One studio. Brooke of Tactile Fiber Arts was the teacher. I took her one hour class at the Color fiber festival and was inspired to sign up for this class. She is an excellent instructor and I think I'm getting the hang of spinning finally. I'd had a friend show me the basics over the summer; she explained things very well but I just couldn't put it all together. I bought a book. I watched YouTube videos. Still no luck. This time it seemed to click. It is beginning to be fun and relaxing instead another source of frustration. I bought some combed Blue-Faced Leicester top in a natural grey color to practice with. I'm optimistic enough to start imaging knitting a pair of fingerless gloves out of it in the not too distant future.

Knitting continues on the Baby Surprise Jacket for a friend's expected-any-time-now baby. Since I'm knitting a toddler size, I'm not feeling too under-the-gun to finish. I wish I liked the yarn better. I'm sure the wool-acrylic blend was the practical choice but it isn't all that fun to work with.