Saturday, February 1, 2014

in a spin...


I never thought I would go there. you know, bother learning to spin. But one day I spent a day as a relief teacher in Steiner Class 4, and the children had drop spindles made from cds and dowel and a screw in hook from the hardware store, and were spinning like demons! Some were even knitting fair isle scarves with their spun yarn! Finally I got the connection.  I felt the need this year to connect another part of the chain which links those lovely smelling sheep to my knitting!
I enrolled in a spinning course. Today was the first day. Oh my goodness, I was so excited. I have always looked at spinning wheels with a mix of awe and confusion. Well, now, they are demystified, and after three hours I have the rudimentary skills to spin on a wheel! My goodness the brain does hurt making those new neural pathways, but somehow it's coming together.
I'm not sure this will take over the knitting passion, but it kinda feels good to know if for some reason all the knitting mills in the world closed, I could still make yarn!

3 comments:

Lori ann said...

i'm SO excited for you! and walking circles in my mind, is this something i need too...it's been so far something i've managed to avoid. i'm afraid of so many things... loving it so much it will take away from knitting time, it's all a mystery to me, haha, the way you explain your head hurting, that would be me!

Jo Windmill said...

Yes Lori, I also am wary of the precious knitting time!
But hey, if your spin it you can knit it!!

anna said...

So exciting to see this act of alchemy, Jo - I love the combination of fairytale magic with possibly the plainest and most grounding smell in the world.