The Fairest Yarn of All

Yesterday, I was sooooo sick, I just laid in bed and wished for death. I had a killer migraine and if I even moved a quarter inch I became terribly nauseated! Then I spent most of today feeling like I was hungover recovering from yesterday's headache. Yuck! I hate being sick. I want to show you the most incredible yarn in the universe. The inexperienced eye may not know to appreciate it, but this is my 9 year old daughter's handspun. It truly is priceless. If I looked forever I would never find this yarn's equal. I am so fortunate to be able so show it off on my blog!

Kaelen's first handspun lovingly created on her drop spindle. She has decided she will make it into pot holders. I kind of want to keep it forever, but it's hers and pot holders will be wonderful. She is already spinning more yarn and she says it's much better. I don't know this yarn is perfect to me. The family was watching a movie over the weekend, A Never Ending Story, great family flick. And I decided it was the perfect time to make a ball of yarn into a hank. So I decided to use one child's knee on one side and one toddler's foot on the other and wrap my ball around them. Those kids have terrible tension, when I took the yarn off their appendages it was all over the place. I had to rewind it into a ball and then rewind it into a hank! Took forever!

Anyways, I wasted all this time because I wanted to rinse it, it's Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece and the darker colors tend to bleed, and as this yarn is the trim for my victorian pink Gigi, I don't want it to muck up my knitting. So I rinsed it in cold water and vinegar. It took four separate rinses till the water stayed clear, and then I took a pic of the drying hank, just for something to blog about. And there you have it almost two paragraphs! Wonderful. Tomorrow I plan to show off the finished scarf, and maybe make fun of my mom a bit. We'll see.

Comments

[Lynda]

Oh man..sorry about the headache, I get those too... and that crappy wasted feeling the next day..eh.Your daughters spinning is beautiful! I'm very impressed.and, BTW, the dog in The Never Ending Story always freaked my kids out - all of them, they still talk about it!

[Rain]

Hope you're feeling better.Kaelen's yarn is fantastic. It's really good for a first go. You're very lucky to have your own spinner on hand.

[Kim]

Your daughter's handspun is awesome! You're going to have some very special potholders :o)

[turtlegirl76]

Wow - I'm impressed! I haven't even tried spinning yet (I'm a bit intimidated) and I'm 29!Glad to hear you're better today. I've lived with migraines since I was 5 and know how awful they can be.

[Jerry & Maxy]

Yikes, migraines are awful! I'm glad you're feeling better, albeit hungover. Kaelen's handspun is AMAZING!!! Those will be the best potholders ever!The brown is a lovely color too. Can't wait to see Gigi.

[mamma]

I hate that "after effect" headache you get after a migraine. I feel your pain.That yarn your daughter spun is wonderful. I agree it is the fairest yarn of all.