June 9, 2008
Oh Hell!!
It is hitting me hard.
This is Dawn. I met Dawn through the Flagstaff Knitters in the Dark, a ravelry group that meets to knit and drink wine on Thursday nights. Dawn has a fabulous sense of humor and is alot of fun to be around.
This is Lauren. Another really great gal, who is becoming a member of knit night, but I met her through the wool festival that occurred last weekend. She was one of two women there that I bonded with, both were doing a sheep to shawl event where a bunch of women were spinning a fleece (in the raw) to create a knitted shawl over the course of the two day event.
I got so jazzed about it, and had been told there was a wheel I might be able to borrow at a spinning group here in town, I bought some roving. From this farm.
So I am sitting in front of Lauren's wheel, which she has let me borrow. And I am screwed. I like making yarn. I like making anything that envelops me in quiet and is repetitive and mesmerizing.
And I have alot of time right now too! With my book deadline looming June 30th), my over-achieving, get it done perfectly and on time, don't take a break, don't breath. Work, work, work. Feel guilt for taking Sunday off approach...
This lil beauty sits in my studio saying, "Be mesmerized, you need down time...."
And look at this.
400$ unfinished, little, beautiful, not going to be mine anytime soon. Can't afford and shouldn't go down that path...