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SOAR Haul

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On 2 Dec, 2006

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By special request from Ramona, I have created a collage for you.

SOAR Haul Collage

Starting from top left, going clockwise:

  1. “Mayan Chocolate Cashmere” (50/30/20 Merino/Alpaca/Cashmere) from Lambspun. 6 bumps. Approx. 16 oz.
  2. “Blended Rolls” (50/50 Mohair/Cormo) in “cool” colorway. I can’t remember the vendor, but the rolags are carefully prepared so that if you draft evenly from the end of the rolag, you will get precise repeats. When plied, they will match up almost 100%. 2 pouches. In theory, enough for a vest or sweater.
  3. “Rocky Mountain High” (Polwarth) from Rovings. A bag. I have no idea how much is in the bag.
  4. Lavender Bunny Balls from Elemental Affects. 6 bumps. I think they were 4 oz each. Enough for a vest.
  5. “Salt Lake” (Polwarth) from Rovings. A bag. Again, I have no idea how much is in the bag. I told myself that if it was bag was still there at the end of the weekend, I would take it home. It came home with me. Laura took the other bag of Salt Lake home. It’ll be interesting to see how we each work it up.
  6. “One of a Kind” (Polwarth) from Rovings. Yet another bag. This was the first one I picked up. I love the greens. I’m in a green rut these days.
  7. “Deep Waters, Dark Woods” SOAR 2006 Blend from Crosspatch Creations. Sold only through Carolina Homespun. 2 pouches.
  8. 2 red Corriedale batts from Grafton Fibers. Purchased from Carolina Homespun.
  9. [center] “Spritzy Spruce” (80/20 Wool/Silk) from Lambspun. 4 oz. I told you I was stuck on greens.

Not pictured:

  • my new replacement Schacht Matchless (you all know what it looks like *)
  • my new Lendrum double treadle (again, you know what it looks like *)
  • 3 wood naalbinding needle (I’ll show these when I start a project **)
  • 1 small hand held weaving frame (I’ll show this when I start a project **)

* If you don’t, you know how to Google, right?

** I will not promise when the said project will actually happen. It’ll happen when it happens.

There. I did say it was conspicuous consumption, didn’t I? It’s quite embarrassing the amount I came home with.

Ann Made Hankies

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On 28 Oct, 2006

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Ann Made Hankies
Silk Hankies made during Celia Quinn’s silk workshop.

Post Project Depression

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On 14 Jun, 2006

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I just wrapped up an interesting Project Management class. One thing that stuck in my mind was one little tidbit: the harder you push to finish a project, the longer it takes for you (and your team) to recover and return to norm. As a matter of fact, not only does it take you a long time to recover, you also dip further down below the productivity line.

We’ve been busting our buns at work. Late Friday night, after a particular stressful system upgrade, I noticed my DBA had put up the the following message on his IM — “post project depression.” My weekend was just starting because I had another major migration on Saturday.

Sunday, I didn’t do anything but spin and knit. Unfortunately, my spinning didn’t match what I was doing before. The yarn was too fat. Thankfully, I didn’t fill up the entire bobbin before I noticed the difference. So I switched to knitting. Since I just finished a lace scarf the weekend before, I had to paw through my stash to find something new.

I took Monday off to recharge my batteries at the spa, followed by 2 days of training. I feel ready to take anything on. Perhaps that’s the trick. Treat myself to a day at the spa after finishing a huge project at work.

Anyway, back to fiber. I was wondering if there was a corollary to the the post project depression. What happens if you have been working on something really enjoyable. So enjoyable, in fact, that you didn’t want the project to end? I think the post project depression actually comes before the actual end. You dread the final completion because it means the end has come.

That’s how I felt about the cashmere silk scarf I just finished. I dragged the last repeat out as long as I possibly could — at least until I was close enough to the opportunity to buy more of the fiber.

And now, I feel invincible. I started the flower basket shawl on Sunday, and have made quite a bit of progress. This is a big deal because I started it once and had to rip it out because I couldn’t get into the rhythm of the pattern. Of course, only knitting one row every 2 weeks will do that.  At this rate, I should finish this by next weekend.

Thanks for listen to me ramble.  Blame it on lack of sleep.

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