SHOPPING!!!

So, guess what I just bought?

Guess?

GUESS!!!

My very own spinning wheel, that's what.

It's not a beautiful hand-crafted wooden wheel - it's not even new, and needs a replacement drive band and a bit of a clean-up.  But it's mine.  And a heck of a steal, too, $85, shipping included.

I'm also communicating with a Shetland sheep breeder about purchasing some raw black fleece.  I've looked and looked, trying to find a good deal on Ryeland wool for my medieval caps project, but haven't had any luck.  Shetland seems to be a reasonable substitution, as far as wool characteristics are concerned, and is more readily available in the US market.

So basically I'm turning a knitting design project into a more expansive meta project - preparing fibers, spinning and plying, and finally cap production and finishing.  It will be a big project, and I will be moving to a different city sometime in the middle of it all, but this is what currently makes my socks roll up and down, so here's to jumping in the deep end!