Gifts

December 9th, 2007

We had a staff Christmas party this last Friday where I work, and every year we do a secret santa. The person that got me was very good to remember I’m a knitter and a spinner, and bought me some fiber. The poor guy had no clue where to look, but managed to find some. It’s a locally raised CVM roving, 3oz each in a gray and white. Both are soft and fluffy, and I started spinning it right away.

You know when you’re in a totally different world than the norm when, without a spindle or spinning implement, you grab a plastic knife in the midst of a party to spin your new fiber. It had a slightly serrated dull edge that held onto the yarn. It was slow going because I couldn’t roll it on my thigh, but I got a nice length going while we were all talking. When I got home, straight to the handmade spindle!

cvm-gray-1

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One Response to “Gifts”

  1. Rebekkah says:
    December 10, 2007 at 7:53 am

    Ooh, I wonder if he got it at the Knitting Knook. I know they have a few bags of local CVM there.

    Do update us on how the yarn turns out. I’d be tempted to buy a bag or two of it from the Knook to play with.