I'm still knitting

You wouldn't know it by the abundance of spinning posts but I have been knitting a little. I've made some progress on my drawstring raglan and I'm just about finished the BSJ. Not in time for the shower that was last night, but since its turning out big enough to fit a 5 year old, I'm sure it can wait.



And not to totally disappoint on the spinning front, but I carded up these yummy batts to spin. I'm totally loving the drum carder. I wish I had started using it sooner, but c'mon - you saw it. It was disgusting.

Drum Carding

Can you tell how enthusiastic I am about spinning. 5 posts this month. I blame it all on the tour.

So, I'm leasing a drumcarder from a lady who isn't sure she has a use for it anymore. She was doing some pretty funky stuff with it. She was spinning caribou hair (mixed with wool), knitting it up, then felting it. It was a giant experiment involving the Labrador craft marketers group. They ended up using a commericial felter in the end and forgoing the knitting part. Anyway the carder was a mess of caribou hair and gummy who knows what. So yesterday, I spent the better part of two hours cleaning the thing. Then, I carded my very first batt! I feel like a new mom.

Take a look!

Pretty filthy pre cleaning eh? I now have it on my kitchen table and there it will stay since Kev is out of town for at least a couple of weeks. I've had this carder in my possession since April and only now am using it. I really didn't want a big dirty drum carder on my kitchen table. Kev would not be amused.