We usually bring plenty of knitting and spinning to do over SPA weekend. This year I worked on some BFL roving from Spunky Eclectic in the Aquarius colorway. I’m halfway through that roving now and hope to get enough yardage for a pair of socks. These ladies also really know how to shop and although I got off to a slow start on Friday I did manage to find some great bargains and lovely fiber by the end of our trip. There’s a full set of pictures on Flickr here.
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I spent the weekend in Freeport, Maine with some of my local knitting buds. We started our trip with visits to 
The little homespun angora neckwarmer that I started while keeping Gwen company after her surgery is finished. I cast on 128 stitches, knit 7 1/2 inches of 2 x 2 ribbing and then cast off. I have plenty of yarn left for gloves and a hat but I won’t start those until after I knit my swap pal’s socks and finish up the little Multnomah shawl I’m working on.
I started the bunny cowl as something to do while I kept Gwen company during her post-surgery confinement. All that 2×2 ribbing is a bit tedious so I just pick it up now and then when I need something to knit that doesn’t require concentration. It still needs 3 or 4 inches before I bind off. I hope to have enough yarn left for a hat and perhaps some mittens or gloves.
Beau’s fleece blended with silk is turning out quite nicely. I’ve managed to fill up a bobbin this week and there’ll be many more to come.
I didn’t get very far with the plying on Wednesday after having bad news at the vet but I did finish it up yesterday. I ended up with about 500 yards of a heavy laceweight. Some of the green color bled out when I washed it to set the twist so I added a bit of vinegar to help set the color. I’m not sure I’d buy Foxfire roving again. It’s awfully expensive to have nepps, felty spots and so much vegetable matter in the roving. Perhaps I’ve just been spoiled by purchasing super clean fleeces and then having them so wonderfully processed by 
Somewhere I have an old Mardi Gras throw that’s a round wooden disk with “round tuit” printed on one side and some company logo on the other. Yesterday I finished spinning the Foxfire silk/cormo roving. I may try to ply it today before I take Gabby to the vet and embark on the rest of my errands or I may have to let them sit awhile.
For dinner we had another lovely dish from 
Or at least one bobbin. Here’s the first half of the Foxfire singles now awaiting a mate for plying. This has a very nice sheen and should be lovely knit.
I’m taking a detour from rovings bought at SPA to work on this bag o’ fluff from Foxfire bought at Rhinebeck. Every year I admire her lovely stuff and this year I caved and bought some. It seems to want to be laceweight so that’s what I’m spinning. Not frog hair thin but definitely a nice laceweight yarn. I have two bags so I imagine I’ll get enough for a shawl out of this.
I’ve finished up the pink yarn which is a fair bit pinker after a wash and three rinses (yep, those alpacas really like to roll in the dirt). I probably won’t buy roving from this guy again. As much as I love the yarn it’s really tough on hands/wrists/shoulder to sit and pick out bits of leaves and sticks.