the power of voodoo...

My Voodoo wristwarmers are done. I used most of one skein of Rowan's Cashsoft DK in Opulence (originally purchased for a pair of Mrs. Beeton's, but the KidSilk Haze became a scarf instead). Sage loves them and can't wait for a pair of her own. She got upset when she saw me wearing them, and I had to remind her that hers are going to be deep purple. I finished her washcloth as well since I picked up a pair of size 6 Susan Bates needles (oh god I hate aluminum needles), and since I don't feel like using the same needles for working on a black Clapotis (I've determined that the Katia Diana I got for my Picovoli that didn't want to be a Picovoli instead wants to be a clappy), I started Harley's Voodoo wristwarmers yesterday evening.



I finally took some photos of my handspun yarn...





4 ounces of wool, purchased from the same people my felted bag's handspun came from. One Ashford bottom whorl drop spindle. One misplaced spinning book, and many views of the video clips at ICanSpin.com. And two trys to spin wool. The first time I ended up with a very overspun skein, and I very painstakingly unspun it and then more loosely spun it again. It's just a hair over 26 yards with an approx. 6wpi (some areas are much thinner than that), and I have absolutely no clue what to do with it. But it's mine and I love it. And I really, really, REALLY want a spinning wheel. And an alpaca or two.