in which I am embarrassed by my lack of posting

Hi folks,

Again, this is pretty terrible. I'm just not reliable as a blogger it would seem. Oh well.

I've experimented with a little jacquard dyeing, but I still like my wiltons. I've instead branched out and attempted methods other than the crockpot. I've done the microwave thing, and I've done stove top. Interestingly, I think I prefer stove top the best.

I was initially concerned that I would burn the living crap out of the wool, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that my wool was the softest of all the methods I've tried so far.

In addition, I've been practicing my short draw, and trying to keep it from getting too tight or dense. I know a lot of people put stock in the long draw, but let's face it, I'm just not there yet. Besides, the short draw is great for rovings with lots of colours because it gives you greater control over what colours you're pulling. If you've got a roving spotted with brown, pink, and green, and you want to see more candy-striping with the brown and green, it's really quite easy to do with short rows. When you're bored of that and want a spot of white, just pull it up. The downside is that I find it difficult to watch tv or a movie while I'm doing this, because I enjoy watching the fiber so much.

I've also heard that you get less yardage with short draws, but seeing as how I haven't mastered the long, I can't give you my two cents on that.

In other news, I spun up some fiber from Marajane01's shop and made a Leethal skoodlet of it. I did all of it inside of a week, which is pretty wild, considering I don't have much in the way of free time right now. The skoodlet is super cute, though I think I'll like it better once I block it. I'll post before & afters when I do.