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Monday, January 26, 2004
Crack of Dawn
I can't seem to get going this morning and the little monkey is asleep so I'm here to bring you some early Monday morning procrastination fun Bubble Wrap. So don't jump right into Monday morning work. Procrastinate a bit. 
This is one of the things I did over the weekend. Its hats for the The Ships Project Hats go so fast that I figured I would get out a bunch. I'm bringing them with me to NETA Spa Fiber Weekend. I have a goal to get 2-5 hats done. I've met the minimum, now lets see how many more I can turn out along with keeping up with my other projects over the next month. As I was finishing up the 2nd one last night, my husband started to look longly at it. I've been trying to figure out what he wants for a long time, everything I suggest he says he really doesnt need it. Finally he admits that he wants something. I think it helps that I just bought Buffalo Sabres patches. I'll start on his hat later today after I get some work done.
I did a little work on the opal socks but the most of the time this past weekend went into the hats and this yarn. This "berry fields" was a trip. I didn't rinse the dye out well enough, so as I was spinning the excess dye came off on my hands. I had pretty purple hands all day yesterday. I washed the yarn well, once it was complete and washed down all my bobbins and such to remove any residue. The yarn is gorgeous that purple hands are acceptable. I hope to be using it for mittens for me and maybe a hat. There is only 4 oz of worsted there so I'm not sure exactly what I will be able to eek out of it. I'm just starting to learn how many ounces will make what. I'm trying to keep my gauge at worsted and master the amounts needed and then move onto other sizes of yarn. Worsted I think is my general favorite though.
I never did get to Halcyon to buy my roving. Maybe I'll get a chance this week. I hope to get to the R&R Spinning group tomorrow. I think the orders I currently have are finishable (is that a word?). We'll see how work goes. I discovered an added bonus for Super bowl. My other LYS in Auburn, Quiltessentials is having a Super Bowl sale. I get to see the Pats in another super bowl and I get to buy my sock yarn on sale. The yarn I'm making now is great for my socks but my mom and dad aren't so 'into' hand washing, they need super wash.