Knitting Dragonflies

  The above was taken in New Mexico This is why spinning is a good thing. +It makes you stop thinking 1000 thoughts all at once. +You get a sense of achievement, after all, no one I actually know locally spins. +You start really looking at yarn in a different way +I like how I can admire the yarn I just spun as I am adding it to the spindle. +People look at you really strange, if you do it in public, but everyone wants to ask you a question after watching for awhile +You can take your spindle anywhere, well almost +The creativity, spin thick or thin, or thick and thin. Ply odd stuff in, (see Pluckyfluff) , dye it before or after, mix your fibers..... +It's a challenge, especially in the beginning +And it's fun +When you are done and decide to knit it, knitting seems to go really FAST... +I think it rocks the soul and lowers your blood pressure (I'm positive it must) So get some fiber and  a spindle, or like I did for years, get a book and read a

The Hanged Man This is a great card to draw for a knitter, this week you can let go and expect a divine inspiration to flow from your fingers. Let go of what you are struggling with and you will see new ways to solve the problem lace pattern or sleeve you have been struggling with. The Hanged Man is serenely handing from live tree by one foot, with a halo-like light around his head. He has sacrificed a desire for control over his circumstances in order to gain an understanding of, creative energies far greater than his individual self. In letting go, we gain a profound perspective The Tarot is a deck of cards that originated over 500 years ago in northern Italy. Although the Tarot was first used in a game called Triumphs , it was quickly adopted as a tool for divination, and popularized by occult societies such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn . The early Tarot symbolism was deeply rooted in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Today, the Tarot is far and away the mo

Last weekend I made a journey to a fiber festival. Lots of fun. I found some things to buy, tried out some wheels. My favorite wheel was a Lendrum. But I discovered something funny about myself. I went to, of course buy fiber and yarn, but I also was shopping for a wheel. I sat and tried quite a few. Everyone was so nice and helpful. I decided I liked the Lendrum best. But......right now, I think I like spinning with a spindle. I am always trying to slow down. My job is so fast paced, and as I started trying to spin on a wheel, I just thought about how fast I could go. Then I started looking at spindles and trying them out and it felt good and right. I discovered that I want a wheel, but right now, what I need is to spin on a spindle. With that said check out my booty: Yes, as you will notice, no yarn, so I better get busy with my spindle, giggles. May your needles fly as fast as dragonflies...