Beautiful yarn can be almost hypnotic. I’m particularly drawn to the mulitcoloured kettle dyed yarns – there is so much depth and richness in colour. Of course it’s great to knit with such lovely colours, but sometimes it’s nice to take a break from the knitting and wind some yarn by hand. I have to admit that I don’t do that often anymore. I mean, I knit a LOT, and yarn winders are awfully handy. But I used to really enjoy the small break between projects when I wound the yarn for the next.
I’d watch the ball grow and allow myself to be mesmerized by the colours. Pretty soon, my mind would relax and roam free.
Winding a skein of fingering weight yarn – around 400 yds – is really quite a perfect way to relax.
…..although I have to admit that winding 2,400 m of laceweight is not relaxing at all. Not. At. All. In fact, that’s what made me break down and buy a ball winder.
Many thanks to Vogue Knitting for this spectacular review of my two books. It appeared in the Early Fall issue, which should be available in the stands right now.
While the blog has been remarkably quiet, it doesn’t mean that my hands have been idle….. It will likely take a few blog posts to catch up, so expect to hear more from me in the near future.
First of all, the biggest non-knitting thing I’ve been doing is to get a black belt in Jiujitsu. I’ve been working on it for a long time, but the actual testing period has been spread over three months (April-June). It’s been a lot of hard work, but also a lot of fun. And now I’m a black belt. Yay!
The picture is a detail from my mother’s day card from my youngest son. Luckily for me, I’m supposed to be the kicker in the picture, rather than the kickee……
I’ve also designed and knit a brand new shawl which will kick off my new collection. 
More details to follow soon, but the yarn is this fabulous Merino Sock! from indigodragonfly. As always, it was a delight to work with, and I’m rather pleased with the result. Can’t wait to share with you.
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