Well, I had some trouble with my spindle wobbling too much probably due to not wrapping it correctly around, so I had to wind off my first yarn onto a toilet roll:

I have no idea how much yarn it is. It’s going to be interesting figuring out how to ply it - I’m nervous [...]

Mostly I knit downstairs in the evening, so I can watch tv on the sofa and whatnot. However sometimes, when I feel it’s time to retire to bed, I like to keep knitting. I am not the sort of person that can move works in progress from point A to point B without [...]

Here is my spinning so far:

To be honest, you can see my better attempt at the outside of the spindle…you don’t really want to see what’s underneath. It’s riddled with thick/thin bits that plague most beginners. I do really like it so far, but I feel held back by the fact that I [...]

This showed up on my doorstep this evening:

Yes, I decided to learn how to spin. It wasn’t exactly a whim - it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, however the actual ordering of the kit was an impulse to cheer myself up. I feel there’s a lot of reading to [...]

Well, the pattern is 16 months old, and someone on Ravelry spotted an error. On the left thumb gusset - the pm and k2 were not in the proper order, which would have placed the thumb gusset on the left glove in a different place than the right glove. I have fixed both [...]