Back in December I told you that I’d share my 3rd best Christmas present with you. Well, finally, here it is…
Throughout Christmas I was suffering with a cold with a very tickley cough, so although I started reacquainting myself with how to spin, I very quickly realised that the small fibres from the wool I was spinning were aggravating my cough.
Unfortunately the cold and cough turned out to be one of those that goes on for weeks and weeks and I haven’t spun since just after Christmas. However this pause did give me time to think about what I was doing. Although I’m still very much a novice, I’ve decided I’ve familiarise myself enough with the very prickly stuff I was spinning and am going to spin some left over Christmas coloured pedigree Jacob roving.
So, from tomorrow onward, I’m going to be doing the 15 minutes spinning a day that I’ve set as one of my goals this year, and however arty my yarn turns out, I’m going knit myself a pair of Christmas socks with it.
Unless you’ve any better suggestions – and please don’t say an Italian flag!
Dartmoor Creative 
what a wonderful gift! I am glad you are feeling better enough to get back to spinning, and I think an arty pair of Christmas socks sounds perfect!
There is some group somewhere on Ravelry who is spinning 15 minutes a day. I have commitment issues, so am not doing that officially, but I find I am spinning some every day again, which feels good. Not feeling overwhelmed by the pile of wool, just enjoying the bit in my hand.
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Thanks! I knew you’d be pleased for me 🙂 Thanks for the heads up on the Ravelry group, I’ll take a look. Yes, i think I feel a bit the same as you, i don’t want to get overwhelmed by how long things may take, just the enjoy wool in my hand and hopefully it will get me to live in the moment a little more too.
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And once you are comfortable spinning, you can totally zone out while doing it. That is good for getting things done. 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you make!
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I was hoping it would help me spend more time in a relaxing/meditative space. Am also planning on joining the local spinning/weaving/dyeing guild! 🙂
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that sounds like loads of fun – we don’t have guilds like that near me, sadly. But I have my little knitting/spinning group at Whorls and Purls on Saturdays to get me through. 🙂
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The important thing is to have something. I’ll let you know how ours goes.
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🙂
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A sweet little contraption. Have fun!
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Will do! 😉
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Oh lord spinning! Along with pottery and sock knitting spinning is the only other craft I never mastered – on the pottery wheel I made an endless supply of wonky ‘ashtrays’ and on the spinning wheel I made string or large fat slugs all of which eventually became an unwearable poncho which was turned into a floor mat that never wore out……….. I think the Christmas socks sound delightful!! 🙂
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Ha ha! Sounds like you master both spinning and pottery, just in your own creative way; floor mats and ashtrays for no smokers 🙂
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Yep – that’s me, the master of non-functional items 😀
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🙂
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Depending on how ‘arty’ the yarn is, you might consider a toasty Christmas scarf or hat!
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Hat maybe – scarves are just sole destroying.
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I only ever crochet scarves – knitting takes forever!
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With you all the way there!
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I like the sound of a pair of socks with an Italian flag on them. Or a wooly jumper for a Dartmoor lamb. I think you will love it, best of luck. I had a go once and was pleased with my progress but lacked the funds to set up.
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Shame. I think I want to spin a bit more yarn than a Lamb’s jumper – unless you mean for a real lamb. Now that’s and idea – can you imagine the farmer next door’s face if he woke up one morning and found all his lambs wearing Italian flag jumpers? 🙂
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It would be brilliant. I am sure I have seen goat kids in woolly jumpers, and chickens that had been rescued from battery farms and had been plucking out their feathers. You are onto a winner now….
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Not sure my neighbour would see it that way 🙂
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It is really pretty, have fun, and enjoy the spinning and knitting. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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That’s a lovely gift. I’ve always rather fancied trying to spin, to take a project from raw wool through to finished garment, but I’d better not – I have enough half-finished things around as it is!
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Ha ha! Yes, I always want to do everything 🙂
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Lovely plan 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Well now, I am extremely envious given that I haven’t even tried spinning yet, and I just know that I’d fall hook, line and sinker. Socks sound like an excellent idea to me so why try to come up with anything else? Yes, I know I would say that as I’m addicted to knitting socks at the moment, but……
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Still feeling guilty that I abandoned learning spinning with you 😦 It’s very relaxing when you get going and I’m pleased with how quickly I’m getting the roving spun now. Ha ha! Yes, I had noticed you were a bit keen on sock knitting at the moment.
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Don’t be daft, I’m pleased that you’re getting so much out of it! Thing about knitting socks is that you always need socks and I’m not really a jumper or shawl wearer as I get so hot, so what else does one knit? Quite apart from the fact that I keep buying hand dyed yarn that I need to knit into something:)
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Ha ha! Hand dyed yarn is rather addictive. You’re right, there is a limited choice. Fortunately although not a shawl wearer -despite having crochet two – I do like a warm sweater or cardigan. I’m impress that your hands don’t get sore knitting so much with thin needles.
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I prefer knitting with tiny circulars and find the opposite is true for me, as the weight of a jumper tends to make my shoulders ache:)
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Interesting. As you probably spotted, I always knit large pieces on circulars so they can rest in my lap and not pull on my shoulders or wrists.
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I hope you really enjoy your spinning! What a wonderful undertaking. :).
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Thank you. It’s very relaxing, now I’m got the hang of it better.
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