updates--knitting and spinning

Several thing shave been going on.
First, I sold my spinning wheel. I am not giving up on spinning, and have ordered two new spindles; a Turkish spindle and a spindolyn. The spindolyn is a hand-made supported spindle available on www.knittinganyway.com I simply realized that I do not spin enough to warrant the use of the wheel; I might spin a couple hundred yards, on a good day, and I can accomplish this with a spindle that can be packed away, versus a wheel that has to reside on the floor of my master bathroom vanity area for its own safety. And, I don't feel I have the time to devote to spinning, not as much as I'd like to anyway. A friend on Ravelry is loaning me her majacraft suzie wheel, which is waaaay nicer than most wheels out there, so I'll be able to keep my spinning skills updated, and get a feel for a different wheel. Thanks, Marin!!

Second, I have really taken to knitting. I have even started my first pair of socks on double-pointed needles--5 needles, to be exact. The stitches are divided among 4 needles and knitted with the 5th. A wonderful woman at my Wed. night knitting group got my started on them last night and I have 18 of the 20 rows I need for the cuff. Yay!!! Thank you Kerry! And thank you stephanie for giving me the beautiful Lisa Souza sock yarn!! My Wednesday night knitting group is also going to be doing some charity knitting for the neonatal ICU and youth ICU in two of the hospitals here in Roseville. Tiny little preemie blankets are so adorable.

Kim Lehner had her thyroid tumor removal surgery yesterday at 8:30 a.m. I haven't gotten any updates yet, but I know the hotel where they were staying was charging for internet time, and Jared has probably been at the hospital with Kim. If anyone has any info let me know!!

Have a great Thursday!