Last week was my first week at my new job. My coworkers are all great, my new boss is way cool, and I even already knew a couple of the folks there, but for an extreme introvert like me, a new job is incredibly stressful. Being paraded around to meet people, trying to remember names/titles/roles, trying to get familiar with the environment without being a pest to your new teammates, trying to prove that you’re not an imbecile who just managed to put on a good show during the interview…let’s just say that I was really glad when Friday rolled around.

The one true highlight of the week was, of course, this.

The sick kitty curtailed my social life to a surprising extent, and I was so tired in the evenings I wasn’t really up for much in any case. I did manage to do some dyeing here and there, with the results shown below. I’ve started doing oven dyeing instead of microwave dyeing, and I’m enjoying it a lot. Far less mess, and really great color blending.

I also took the Tropical Sunset superwash merino off my Etsy site and decided to spin it myself. I love very bright colors, and I had a feeling this was another dye job that only its mother could love (I really do love it!). The finished product is a 2-ply, and I’d put the weight at sport or so, although I still need to do the WPI and yardage count. I hope it’s enough for some crazy-ass socks.

The roving:

The yarn:

I neglected to post better pictures of Jag’s weaving project. It really turned out great, especially after washing/blocking, which softened it up amazingly.