Ups and Downs

Well, it only took an hour to register... and then another 4 hrs to get my confirmation email... But I got the classes I wanted for Sock Summit!!  I will be taking a Spinning a Painted Sock on Saturday and Knitting Happily Ever After - Ergonomics for Knitters on Thursday afternoon.  I will also be quite entertained during the Luminary Panel on Sunday!  I'm super excited for some of the vendors... there are SO MANY!  And a lot of them are small indie sellers... it's so hard for me to say no to them.  And if they happen to have fiber, I may end up going over budget.  Not that I've even set one yet... uh oh. 

I've done a little spinning:

This is about 85 yds of a 2ply falkland wool.  I had 2oz.  I wish I had more to play with.  The colors were perfectly me.  Le sigh.  I'm still practicing.  While this was a bulky, I am having no problems with making a thin yarn.  I think the problem is more keeping my consistency.  I'll just have to work on my rythym for that, I believe.  Also, I have to spin on the slowest whorl no matter what thickness I'm going for.  I definitely have to practice that too, otherwise I'll be stuck forever!  But it's a lot of fun, and I can't wait to get more consistent.  In the meantime, I'll practice using different fibers and plying techniques!

Anyways, today was a roller coaster ride due to me thinking I got my classes and being estatic that I got my first choices, then downhill as I thought I actually didn't get them because I didn't have my confirmation email... and then back uphill when I finally got it four hours later.  :oD