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I’m a tryin’…

Saturday, June 14, 2008

…to get the hang of this spinning wheel! It’s a little different than spindling. I feel like I have more control when I’m spinning on a spindle as opposed to the wheel. I think after a few more hours days of practice I’ll have better control on the wheel.
Here’s a couple of shots of what [...]

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Look what I got!!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The UPS man dropped this off yesterday:

Putting her together was easy peasy. I didn’t have much time to play though, Daniel woke up from his nap and wanted to play with it as much as I did. Didn’t have time today either, hopefully tonight.

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Spinning, spinning, spun.

Friday, September 1, 2006

I spun a sample I received when I purchased this (as seen below) spindle from Woolyvines.

It’s not enough to really knit into much, so I spun it thick/thin and will probably just display it on one of my knitting/spinning book shelves like this:

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They say it’s your birthday.

Tuesday, January 3, 2006

That’s right. It’s my birthday. I’m 34. Happy Birthday to me!!
My husband just came home from work, and, of course, didn’t remember. Not surprised. My almost 16yo daughter, who never forgets and has always made sure that her father doesn’t forget, seems to have forgotten this year. Let’s see if my brother (who is living [...]

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CJK is officially open!!

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

After a grueling 3 days configuring osCommerce CRE Loaded, Casa Java Knits is officially open!!! There’s not loads of stock right now, but I will continue to stock items as they are finished and/or come in.

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Spindle picture.

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Here’s a picture of the spindles I made (they’re pictured on a blanket my Aunt crocheted):

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Spindles.

Saturday, December 10, 2005

I made a few spindles. They work okay, but not super. I’d like to order one of these. Maybe for my birthday. I’ll post a couple of pictures of the spindles tomorrow.

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