11.07.2012

soft kitty, warm kitty...

i've been doing a little bit of spinning; some cashmere at the moment. it's spinning up fine and soft as a single. i'll definitely ply it; i should have faith in the strength of singles, but i don't really. as well, the plied yarn should be loftier. hopefully i'll be able to fit the entire ounce onto the spindle; but if not, i'll do it in two half ounce skeins.


yesterday i rearranged the furniture in my room, and this morning i hung up one of the jennifer davis paintings. i choose that spot in particular to cover up a cable cord that was coming out of the wall; luckily it's a narrow wall, only about 2.5 feet, so it looks nice there. as this area of the country is prone to earthquakes, i'm a little leery of hanging anything around my bed. but, this morning i was thinking that if i hung something soft, like a woven piece, or a soft stuffed 3-dimensional artwork, it would be okay if it fell on me while i slept (and so would i).


4 comments:

  1. the cashmere looks lovely, what do you plan to use it for? is that a Lark you are spinning on? good idea not to put anything heavy over the bed - this entire coast seems to be active. We had another -6.3 - off the north coast yesterday.

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  2. i'm thinking a knitted cowl, perhaps a lacy or lacy/ribbed pattern. yes! it's my favorite lark, i'm seriously considering getting another one in tulipwood, but have been able to stop myself thus far. it's not like i can spin two at the same time; but if i wanted to spin up something else while in the middle of a different fiber...

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  3. Anastasia go to www.resourcefulnomad.com Nov. 9th entry. I think you will like this :)

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  4. oh, fantastic blog Jean! i am greatly inspired; i could learn to trust singles if they're starched, i think. thank you for sharing!

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