I did it!!!!  I made my very own yarn.

Last Thursday, a friend and I headed over to Springwater Fiber (sorry Holly... I wanted to come by and see ya, but we were too late) and while we were looking at fiber, I stumbled across the most BEAUTIFUL stuff EVER!!

Since I've only ever used my drop spindle once, and that one time was a completely unsuccessful experience, I decided to ask someone how hard this fiber would be to use for a beginner.  The woman (and I wish I would have gotten her name) said "Well, why don't you try it out".

ME:  But ummm... I've never spun before.
HER:  So?
ME:  I can't spin.
HER:  Everyone can spin.
ME:  But I've never spun before.  I don't know how.
HER:  Have you seen someone spin?
ME:  Yes, on TV.
HER:  Then you can spin.  Just do what they did.

So... I did.  She helped me out, giving me a few instructions, however, she didn't really tell me too much.  Really, it was as easy as it looks.  I was shocked!!  Because knitting... not as easy as some people make it look.  When I first learned to knit, I was upset because it was SO hard, and I really didn't like it.  I put it down for a few YEARS, and then, TiVo decided to tape some knitting show on DIY.  After I saw that show, I really wanted to learn again, so I retaught myself.  I haven't put the needles down since.  Spinning really isn't difficult, though.  I have yet to make yarn that looks good, but whatever... it's yarn!   And, for Lolly, the yarn I made falls under March's Project Spectrum colors   I'm working on some more yarn, so I'm sure I'll post more pictures later.  For now, I need to get back to packing.  Less than two weeks left in Maryland!