The feather and fan throw

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I finally finished the feather and fan throw that I planned for my suregery recovery.  It’s a very soft and fuzzy yarn and makes a wonderful TV blanket or car blanket.  I guess I can even put it on my shoulder if I want to take a quick trip outside to the mailbox.  Very versatile.  Thinking about making another one.

Cleveland’s Dancing with the Stars

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It’s week 7 of Cleveland’s Dancing with the Stars on News Channel 5 Good Morning Cleveland.   There are only 5 couples left and they are all doing pretty well.   Minas is still going strong.  They are doing Hustle this week.  And oh the 70’s costumes are coming out with a vengence. 

http://www.newsnet5.com/video/19370512/index.html

Minas, Esther and Rachel were also on Chanel 3 Good Company this morning demonstrating Salsa and taught the host how to do it.  They looked great and it was a good ad for the studio.

Spindle spinning

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Frustrating.  That’s how I feel about it right now.  I booked a lesson yesterday and sat down with Peggy to have her show me how to do spindle spinning.  I’m using a basic top whorl drop spindle and the Louet Coopworth roving.   Peggy didn’t like it.  It doesn’t spin for long and so park and draft would be the only way to spin.   I know it takes practice to achieve a consistent yarn.  But it’s frustrating watching fat yarn coming out all the time.  I want to make some lace yarn and I guess it’ll take a while before I can get any decent yarn made.  The arms do get tired too from holding the roving in one hand and spinning the spindle and winding the yarn with the other.
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From Knitting

Patience, paitence.  I only made a single, need to ply two to make the yarn and then wash and dry and winding into balls before I can knit with it.  It’s a long process, not one for some one with no patience!!