Adam and I are feverishly working to get some major updates done to this website. The ultimate goal is to convert this site over to one that is mainly a store, and get a more sizeable inventory. (I will still keep a blog, though it will be secondary.) I will eventually be selling commercially manufactured yarns in addition to my own handspun/hand dyed stuff, and I'd also like to have items from other designers on consignment. (Though it will be a couple of months at least, go ahead and email me if you're interested: natasha@grittyknits.com)
I bought some great new fibers the other day at the White Rock Weaving Center. Some really great, lofty alpaca/silk roving, a bag of rainbow-dyed locks, and 8 ounces of yak. Ren & Stimpy fans, sing along now: "Our country reeks of trees; Our yaks are really large, and they smell like rotting beef carcasses..." Here's the yak blended with the alpaca/silk:
Here's some (NON-handspun) baby llama drying in my shower:
And here are my first and second attempts at spinning the uncarded locks. First, I spun blobs into natural merino roving to get the hang of it, and then I spun the rest of the bag into one giant furry skein (in rainbow order, of course):
Let's see, what else... Adam and I saw Cloverfield today. I really liked it. The only complaint I have is that the shaky handheld camera work made me almost as queasy as I was after seeing the Blair Witch Project, so I wish I'd had my knitting with me to have something to look down at when I needed a break from looking at the screen. Sadly, my movie shawl, which I began knitting for this very purpose, has gotten too big to haul to the theater. It outgrew the purse I keep it in, and I must now finish it at home watching rented movies and tv. The most recent stripe was completed during... wait for it now... AMERICAN GLADIATORS. <head hangs in shame>