I'm back to the designing board. In between all the fiddly bits about self-publishing I gotta have something on the needles, so I've started a new design. It's not ready to be revealed yet, but here's a little preview... It feels so good to have knitting in my hands again!
I didn't blog about this last week because I was still recovering from from that terrible flu, but last week we had a very nice program at my spinning guild. One of our members, Randall Hayden, gave a lecture about wheel mechanics. He showed us several wheels and discussed drive systems, ratios, maintenance and other fine points of wheel ownership. Randall repairs wheels and, although he has only been spinning a few years, is quite expert at wheels partly because of his background as an industrial designer.
One of my favorite things about Randall is that he always dresses up for a lecture, even if it's to his friends.
Randall recently opened his own online navajo loom shop which you can find here.
It feels great to finally not be sick! Although I do still have twinges of coughing. I can't believe how long this flu went on and how severe it was. My husband seems to have gotten the very light 3-day version, lucky for him! I got out yesterday and took a few photos around. Here's a picture of the dog-walking path that goes right behind our house. Spring is in full swing here. Sorry to everyone still bound up in the snow, here in S. Calif. we don't believe in snow - but come summer we live on the surface of the sun! This is actually my favorite time of year, this and autumn when the days start to get shorter. I think I like the times of the year when change is happening rather than the doldrums when it all seems the same.
More design and book news soon!
Hey Janelle! I had the long-lasting crud too: three weeks of not being able to breathe, so I know EXACTLY how it feels to be human again. Love the Rivendell socks, BTW. And the colours of your swatch/secret project.
Posted by: Charlene | March 04, 2008 at 08:04 AM