Pre-Tired

Phew!

Look at that massive bobbin of yarn. It's huge. And I can't believe how many nights it took me to finish plying this--a week's worth of treadling. I started plying it a week ago yesterday, took one night off, but otherwise, averaged an
hour or so a sitting. I've never had a bobbin that took THIS long to ply (grin).

Now, seriously, I have to figure out how to get it off the bobbin.

I talked about my options the other day, and I even pulled out my Majacraft skein winder, but . . . three rotations in and it was causing trouble. Obviously, there's no way I would get all of this would off properly. I can't face trying to do this on my horizontal swift/skeiner because my shoulder aches just thinking about it (and still, trying to keep it level so everything winds on properly is HARD). And the niddy noddy? Even if my shoulder and I were up to this many yards of rotations (shudder), I don't think I'd be able to get it all to fit anyway.

Um. As much as I want to fondle this properly, it might be sitting on the bobbin for a while.

Oh, but I'm very proud of myself as to how even I got my three bobbins of singles. One ran out, and the other two are reasonably close to the end AND, even better, look like they have about equal amounts of singles left, so I'm going to ply them together one of these days on a spindle, just to see how they look.

Now, I've got a bad headache, my shoulder is stiff, I'm starting to wheeze a little from whatever's going on in my sinuses, and I'm still so, so tired . . . and I can tell you already that tomorrow's going to be a busy day. Crazy at work, I already know, but also, I have to come home and bathe Chappy, bake at least two pies, finish making my cranberry-apple sauce, cook Chappy's food, and somewhere in there, collapse in preparation of a busy, but hopefully Thank-Ful Thanksgiving.

In other words, I really need to go lie down, or something. (grin).

Comments

[michelle]

That is one massive bobbin of goodness! :) Here's hoping you feel better soon.

[Debby]

I hope your headache has gone away. It's been an exhausting week here, work-wise, and we are having the parents over for Thanksgiving. Everyone brings something for the meal which is so helpful. Hope Chappy enjoys his bath!

[Jessica]

Wow! That's a lot of plying! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Have a great Turkey day and try to relax! :)

[Julie]

WOW! That's a LOT of yarn!

I hope you feel better soon.

[Chris]

Yikes! I'm sending you energizing thoughts for today!! DON'T overdo, ok? That might just take you out of commission for tomorrow.

[Rebekah]

Don't you wish treadling burned like 1,000 calories an hour. I'm thinking if I hook my spinning wheel up to my nordic track, I could get some excercise and spinning accomplished. See if I could invent an excercise/spinner I'd be rich!

[Kim]

Wow, that bobbin is like a wagon wheel. It's huge! And gorgeous!

[deb]

An amazingly large bobbin. You could almost just knit from there--except for the setting of the twist. Really a beautiful colorway!
Happy Thanksgiving:)

[JessaLu]

Very pretty yarn! Glad you finally finished - good luck with the winding. :o\