Oops.....

I did it again!
I just bought 2 new great project bags. One for my spindles and the other for knitting projects. I have been eying these great bags for a while, and finally I caved.
Okay, did you notice that I said "spindles"?
That's right, I bought 2 new (new to me) spindles. Both from a destash. One is a Bristlecone Glindle and the other is a Jim Leslie Cherry Russian.
Must not buy anymore..... Must save money for trip..... Repeat this mantra 10x.

Project bag by JessaLu

Spindle bag by JessaLu

Don't you love the fabric? I saw one of these at Rhinebeck and hesitated. By the time I went back to buy it, it was gone. Now I have 2.

Top: Jim Leslie Cherry Russian

Bottom: Bristlecone Glindle spindle

I have to be strong. Loop is listing a bunch of new bumps on Friday. Help!!!!!

Knit and Bitch with Dick

Let me explain.......
I have a wonderful group of friends that get together as often as possible to share our love of knitting, good food and wine. And of course we talk- or more correctly, we bitch. Sometimes we talk so much, little knitting gets done.
Our motley crew consists of Tracy, Sophie, Chris (Our token guy, who is definitely not a Dick. The Dick in our group's name is derived from a men's knitting group called "Dicks with Sticks".), and Christine.
Occasionally we are joined by our dear friend Liz.
Let me tell you a bit about these wonderful people:
Tracy has been knitting the longest out of all of us. She is incredibly busy, working and caring for her two beautiful boys, but would never hesitate in helping a friend in need. Tracy has just finished a great sweater for her partner that has been on the needles for a very long time. Well done!
Sophie is the most prolific knitter in our group. She shares my love of hand dyed yarn. We ran to the Sanguine Gryphon booth at Rhinebeck this year. We hardly had to wait in line at all. Not like the two hours that other people waited. Sophie is out of knitting action right know due to an injury.
Chris is our token guy. Our group's inaugural meeting was held at his apartment. Chris is working on his first sweater. Slowly but surely! Unfortunately, Chris doesn't have muscle-memory for knitting. He often needs to be reminded on how to purl.
Christine is relatively new to knitting. She loves to knit items for her beautiful son. She makes the most amazing rice paper wraps. Like I said, we eat a lot of great food.
These people are great, and we have a lot of fun together. They are true friends.

Sophie, Chris, and my sister Carol at Rhinebeck 2010 waiting in line for artichokes 

My Citron (made with Touch Yarns that I bought in New Zealand) at Rhinebeck 2010

Look at my new toy

I just bought this beautiful Russian spindle and bowl today. I have been stalking the Spanish Peacock Etsy site for some time and I finally bought one. Now all of you in the know realize that once these beauties are listed, they go quickly. So there I was, refreshing the site continuously for about 5 min.
I think I scored because the list time was posted to be at 10 am., but it was actually just before.
She is a beauty.
12" long, 26 grams and made out of Wattle.
She was meant to be mine. Wattle trees are native to Australia. I love Australia.

Happy Dance.
Now I have to learn how to spin a supported spindle!

My Promise

I have been toying with the idea of writing a blog for some time, but I didn't want it to be one of those blogs that reports on the mundane activities of day-to-day existence.
I will write about my passions.
My promise to you, the reader, is that I will not blog about the days weather, what I eat for dinner or how I am feeling.
The topics of my posts will include my work, my travels and my creative pursuits.
I will post at least once a week.

Stephen West and me at Rhinebeck 2011

I felt like such a geek going up to him and asking for a photo. He was so gracious and commented on how much he liked my Daybreak.

The Beginning

Well here it is. My first post. Small, but I said that I would begin this adventure on the first of the new year.
More to come.......