To Everything, Turn Turn Turn

If you know, you know. There's a season for eveything. This is a universal truth that brings comfort to my soul. Spring is here with its longer days and tumultuous temperatures, making me question my wardrobe choices by noon each day. But spring also brings new life! 

I planted 6 daffodil bulbs last year, and they all came up! Only one is blooming, but I'm sure the rest won't be far behind. 

The duck was back in the courtyard at work, and her babies hatched this week! We herded them out, as per usual, to find more food and water as they grow. It was quite the kerfuffle, also as expected, but no video this year. 🤪

And I've learned a new skill! Some years ago, I learned to spin with drop spindles, and it was great fun, but it takes a long time to make yarn on a drop spindle! 

Last summer, a friend loaned me her spinning wheel, which was collecting dust in her houseful of rambunctious boys...and the prospect of learning to use it was daunting. But this week, inspired by the sun, I took it out and made some yarn! 

This is definitely practice yarn. The art batt it came from was full of different fibers, some of them very lumpy and bumpy... 

but that makes it perfect for practice. After all, if it's not supposed to be a fine, even, super-perfect yarn, then no pressure. Simply draft and treadle, treadle and draft, getting to know the wheel, and voilà! Yarn!

This batch still needs to be soaked and thwacked and measured, and I'm not sure what I'll do with it... but it was fun to make, and now i look forward to trying something new on that wheel.

Rain is coming, and temps are supposed to cool down for next week. I won't be sitting outside as much, but you can bet I'll keep ushering in springtime with my knitting and spinning! How will you celebrate this new season? Maybe with some rambunctious boys of your own? 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!