Exhausted...

The last few weeks have gone by so fast . It seems like my little girl just started preschool and next week is her preschool graduation. On one hand, I'm going to miss those few precious quiet hours that I had by myself, but on the other I think we just might get to sleep in a little bit more around here. (The idea of this thrills me- I've been living on barely any sleep for months on end and I think I've had my fill of it. It's time to have eight hours again.)

About a month ago I purchased a lovely bit of All Spun Up superwash merino spinning fiber, and somewhat impatiently, I managed to squeeze in enough spinning time to finish this skein for myself.



It came out looking very interesting. Almost like algae or snakeskin. It had barely dried when I began turning it into a pair of Monkeys. It's a beautiful pattern. This is the first pair of socks I'm working on for myself out of my own 2-ply handspun (I already have a pair of 3-ply handspun socks in the works) and it's encouraging to me to see how lovely it's knitting up.



These socks were a very special treat. I don't often spin yarn for myself- particularly not when I have a lot of spinning fiber and dyeing to do for my Etsy shop (right now I've got a pound of SW merino and 1/2 pound of BFL I'm trying to get through for the shop) but I'm glad I've taken the time for this one. It's so worth it to take a break from producing things for sale to make a little treasure for yourself.