Tools tools tools

I have added a few new tools to get the fiber flowing around here.

First, and most awesomely...

A second bobbin for my wheel! The wonderful Barbara from Stony Mountain Fibers found an antique bobbin that works well on my wheel. Hurray! Now, I only need several more made so I can start plying from the bobbin instead of having to wind off every time.

I also got this lovely little walnut WPI measuring tool from The Spinner's Emporium.

For my birthday, my husband picked out a couple of knitting books for me:

I think they'll both be super useful and between the two of them I might start churning out socks from my own imagination soon!

On other news, I have been spinning. (shocking!)

The alpine autumn top made the most gorgeous pile of pre-drafted fiber.

And is spinning up quite nicely, too.

My one regret is not being very careful when I split the top. One of my thirds ended up being significantly thicker than the other two, so my singles are uneven. This is going to make my plan of matching the colors somewhat trickier...