Time

So school was officially over on the 17th. The plans to spin, weave, and knit were all in place. Sometimes life happens. I volunteered to help at a math institute in Quincy, WA. So every day, I was back up an my normal school day getting ready to team teach 2 groups of students moving into 1st grade. It was fun but challenging. On Thursday, we had to stay late because the institute had a math night for the migrant families. It was fun to meet the parents of our children. Many did not speak English but you could tell the love & pride they had in their kids. These are hard working families that are doing whatever it takes to help their children have a better life.

So between 3-6 p.m., I sat in my classroom with my partner teacher and worked with fiber. She is knitting a scarf for a foreign exchange student that is returning to France and I brought my spinning wheel. This was a 50 gram package of pencil roving. It was wonderful to spin (merino). I am getting better at having more consistent thickness. I ended up with about 106 yards. Not sure what I will do with it-give it away, knit a scarf...who knows. I do have one more package. Maybe do some mittens?

Oh I love going on fiber tours. Our local shop organized a tour to Spokane and I had a blast. I won 2 books (actually stole them doing a book giveaway-it pays to be the only spinner/dyer). The pattern booklets were on sale for $1 a piece. Hopefully I will try the skirts in the booklets (the real reason for buying). I also was able to feed the weaving (lease sticks for table & floor loom) and 3 cones of thread. I even had a $20 credit for fiber to spin. It is hard to tell but the bag has teal blended fleece. Now that I have my new wheel, I will have plenty to do this summer.

Now I just need to get the craft room finished organized. Then I am going to have a great summer playing with all of this. Pictures will be posted as I start & finish projects.