Beginning to unravel the Moss

Recycled projects rock! So with that in mind i pop-ed into my local thrift store on the way home later last week. I found this awesome yarn, knit into this sad and over sized v-neck sweater. i decided i had to save it, to put the yarn to a proper and much more interesting use.

Here is the sweater as rescued from the Thrift Store

Close up. The Blue is really more green in person, silly camera. 100% Mohair fuzzy goodness

I'd needed a break this morning from work and thought it would be super relaxing to begin ripping out the seaming yarn on the pieces of the sweater. Totally right! Here are the pictures from un-seaming the sweater an removing the neckband to release the pieces:

Before unraveling the body or sleeves i needed to remove the seaming holding the pieces together



To "un-lock" the sleeves from the body i needed to unravel the neck line



All of the sweater pieces

The yarn for the neck seam was attached through to the front panel

Goal is to get a bit done each week. Already i have thoughts of the cutest Jumper ; )

Two Heels Down...

I finally got home tonight with enough drive and focus to pull out the socks i'm working on for my Dad and make some progress. I had completed the heel flap, and there they have sat for over a week. Happy happy day (actually evening), but i was able to turn the heel and start into the foot! YEA! I really love this knitting two at a time thing. During the first disk of Two Towers i was able to get both heels turned and started into the foot. Now i'm at a cruising place that is totally BART friendly again. Yea for BART knitting : )

Oh the Spinning i will do...

Last weekend at Lambtown i purchased a BUNCH of roving to get me moving with my drop spinning to ensure that the wheel spinning class won't overwhelm me next month. Unfortunately i've been spending my time drooling over spinning wheels on line. I really need this right? :) It's super hard to justify the $900 when i don't even know where it would go! The house is already super packed, busting at the seams with yarn and fabric. Adding a full time, non-collapsible wheel to the mix may send the boyfriend over the edge...not good thing.

How did i get myself into this mess? Well here are pictures of the pretty pretty pretty things that call to me to buy a spinning wheel