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Knittin Funk

Lately I have been in a big funk, no knitting, no spinning, no fun. Thanks to Nancy at Nancy's Arts, Crafts and Favorites ! She got me out of my big funk. Now I am spinning again.... I am entertaining the idea of dying this, I have never tried it. This is a new spindle that my DH made, it is made of cedar, extremely lightweight. I am having a little trouble getting used to it. Here I am spinning my Carnival colorway from The Ranches Angoras on Etsy. He also made a smaller whorl to put on it (a two in one spindle), and this has made me decide I need to order some cotton fiber to spin. I found this , that looks pretty, but it is only 2 oz. I did find this on Ebay, and they have so much that it makes my head spin. I have to finish my Lola bunny, (baby shower on Sat!!) so the rest of this week I have decided I will finish my UFO's, at least two of them. I am going to start working on my Creatures of the Reef Shawl again. I can't seem

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Brillante Weblog awards

Thanks to A Feather Adrift for this award, she is an excellent blogger, always giving me something to woolgather about the rest of my day. Since I've been in a Hot, Humid, Lazy days of summer funk, I'm going to give this to some blogs that have made me smile in the recent days. 1. Softies Central , I'm not sure where she finds all of these creations, but they always get a smile from me. 2. The Best of DIY , useful tips, tutorials for pretty little things. 3. The PurlBee lots and lots of good things. Love your felted mushrooms! 4. Spin, Knit and Life , great spinning, which never fails to makes my fingers twitch. 5. Knitlob's Lair Louhittaren Luola , love reading her blog, it's charming. Pass this award onto 5 weblogs that you think are brilliant, link to them and let them know they have been awarded by commenting on their blog. If you don't wish to pass it along don't sweat it just enjoy it, as I have enjoyed your blogs. Tech