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I’m so happy to have had a few sales of my hand spun yarn in our Etsy shop. Until now, I hesitated to list it because . . . I wanted to keep it all for me!  Had to start letting some go, and for it to move so quickly makes me feel really good. I hope those that purchased the yarn are thrilled with it, too.  I’d love to see what is created with it.
I have more to list and need to get photos. I also have some gorgeous batts that I made up a couple of months ago to get in the shop. More roving . . .

OK! 

I’ve finally designed my own blog layout. While this isn’t the ultimate look that I’m going for, I do like it and it’ll work for now. I’ll be working on other layouts and probably tweaking this one until I have something that I’m totally happy with. I think I’d like to go into the style sheet for this layout and change the text color so that I don’t have to do so each time I post.  . . . eh- whatever!

So, I’ve been spinning for the Tour-de-Fleece and have been doing mostly Navajo plying. I love it! Especially since I’ve learned my own way to do so and can work quickly.  I have so many skeins of yarn that need to soak, be whacked, and hung outside to dry! I’ve been thinking of designing an afghan pattern using all kinds of hand spun in different colors and weights. Something kind of freeform.

I also have to choose fiber to send for the first round of the latest swap in the Fiber Swap Group on Ravelry. I’m currently paired up with someone I’ve swapped with before and sent her some red & white roving with glitzy extras. This time I’d like to send her batts. I’ll get those together later this afternoon so I can get them in the mail today. I’m also part of the Focus on Hand spun group; not sure if I’m going to continue with this one. AND, I manage the ‘Top Chef Masters’ hand spun swap on Ravelry. Very small group, very quiet group. As of the second episode I was totally out, so I’ll choose a nice skein of hand spun to send to the winner as soon as the show ends.

Have a doc appointment today at 1:30. I want to ask him to draw blood for a viral level so I can see where I stand as far as starting or holding off on treatment. My biggest fear with treatment is that it’ll destroy vital organs and I’ll end up needing a transplant. This is NOT something that I want to even think about, much less experience, so I’m hoping for levels under the ones that were determined in 2006 – the number to beat is 69,100.  I’ll be holding my breath for lower or even undetectable levels since my last liver enzyme profile came back totally normal for the first time in over 20 years. I also have to question my pain medication. There have been recent issues with the acetaminophen content in vicodin so I’d like to see about vicoprofen or just plain vicodin.

Photos later today of handspun & whatnot . . .

These are two of the yarns that I’ve recently spun. Unfortunately, the other photos were horrible. I need to get the camera book and figure out exactly how to set this one up to the way I need to use it.  Old eyes don’t help either!  Can’t use my glasses while on the computer. . . have to use them for other things – I guess photo taking and editing is one of the other things.

Corriedale hand spun

Merino hand spun