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Fibery goodness abounds at Casa de Pinkpurl.  I have been spinning like a madwoman, working up the lovely merino BLING gave me for christmas.  I have one last evening worth of roving to spin up tonight and I should be able to ply it all tomorrow.  When done I bet I'll have somewhere between 150 and 200 yards of dk weight yarn, in lovely shades of amethyst.  Any suggestions on what it should be?  I'm thinking typing toasties with longer cuffs...but I'm more than open to suggestion.

How do I keep my tush in front of the wheel for so long?  Why Pod-casts and Audio-books of course!  I have become totally addicted to Cast-On, she is witty and urbane - I check for updates every day even though I know she's aiming for once a week.  Her show only covers 30 minutes to an hour, and therefor must be supplemented with audio-books.  This is a new realm for BLING and I.  It started with Harry Potter (book 5 I think) and has grown from there.  Currently we are listening to The Historian, a truly fantastic story about Dracula - not gory, but very suspenseful.  I will sit and spin for hours just to keep listening to the story.  A good friend is lending us Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and I can't wait to get into that as well.  Our home is quite a site, me on the wheel and BLING on the computer, 4 dogs spread across the room and the two cats fighting epic battles in between the sprawled pups.  The rest of the house is covered in cobwebs from disuse (and an unfortunate population explosion of little teeny eensy spiders). 

In addition to the spinning I have completed a stocking cap from my homespun, have made great progress on the Trekking socks (Carry - I found it at Weaving Works, but they sell out fast.  Tell me what colors you favor and I'll grab a skein if I see one).  The Jaywalker socks are a bit lonely in my project bag, but I'll dive back into them over the weekend.  I'll try to pull myself away from the wheel (and story time) long enough to snap a picture tonight.

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[Carry]

Weaving Works??? Well, gosh that's one of the stores that I go to. Often. They know me by sight, and some even by name. I guess I haven't been looking closely enough. Last time I went I picked up the Mountain colors, hadn't noticed that before. All I can say is that it's a pretty big place. :)

And, only grab one if I can pay you back. I tend to like dark, jewel tones. Dark purples, greens and blues. Also burgundy has played a big role lately too, but I think that's mostly due to HP-itis. ;)

Isn't Cast-On the best??? I'm excited that she plans to do weekly podcasts now. And I've listened to all 6 HP's on the IPod. We listen to the books in the car when we have to go more than five minutes with the boys. :)