This and that

First off, the Citron is progressing. I forgot to take pics but I'm in the 5th section and hoping to add a 6th. I'm also starting to see some pink in the yarn.

I picked up my spindle! After months of not touching it I took it out for a spin and it feels good.
Last weekend we went by my bf's late grandparents' house as his father wanted to get some stuff and as we rummaged through the kitchen cupboards we found a cute little vase so I got it. I decided that it would hold my current spinning project. I put it in plain view across from the couch so that I don't forget it. Plus, it looks pretty!



In other spinning news, I might be getting a wheel. My bf's grandfather had made some wheels. We saw one in the shed last weekend. It's dark wood and quite big and would need a lot of work before anyone can use it. Another one is at my bf's parents' house. Apparently it's lighter wood and smaller and in better condition. So I'll have a look at that one.

I've never spun on a wheel or even seen anybody spin on a wheel so that's going to be a challenge. Fortunately, my bf's other grandmother, who is still alive, is very crafty and knows how to spin! So I'll take advantage of that and hopefully learn a bit from her. I'll keep you updated on how that goes.

I find it very interesting and moving to get craft passed down to me from other generations! My own grandmother was very crafty and I think that rubbed on me a little (my sister got our grandfather's science-mindedness) and I'm very proud of that.

Yesterday, I finally checked out the arts and crafts store in town and it's actually quite good. It's definitely more oriented towards arts (painting, sculpting...) but they have a more than decent bead section and a quite decent yarn section. The yarn section is nothing fancy but good for basic yarns.

I got myself 3 balls of fingering weight yarn (75% superwash wool, 25% nylon if I remember correctly) to make Fiddleheads mittens. I know the pattern calls for heavier yarn, but I'll just make it work. ;)



They also had some acrylic, 100% superwash wool in DK and Aran weight (good for those afghan squares as a replacement for Cascade 220), some angora mix I think, quite a bit of cotton and some bouclé yarns. So all in all not too bad for basics.

On a final side note, I'm playing around with the blog layout again (I can be restless with that sometimes). You may notice at the top under the image some pages appeared. There you can keep track of my WIPs, FOs and a special page for my patterns (I'm hoping to do a little bit more of designing this year). I'm still figuring out links and stuff so bear with me!

If you have any ideas, suggestions, requests on how you'd like the blog laid out, just let me know! I'm definitely open to suggestions.