Maybe if I could spin all day instead of checking email…
I think I’ve decided that I just don’t like working from home. My employer allows people to work from home up to 2 days a week, and when I received a company laptop (which is a requirement for working off-site) I talked to my boss and scheduled myself for Thursdays. Today was my second go at it, and I just don’t enjoy it. It’s boring and isolating, even with IM and email. I end up chained to the computer out of feelings of guilt that I’m not “really working” if I’m at home and therefore must check email continuously and respond instantaneously in order to prove that I’m being productive. I also miss hanging out with my coworkers much more than I thought. So today may be the last time.
In spinning news, I finished up about 6oz/175g of Columbia/Dorset 2-ply in “Misty Morning”. I was trying for a thicker yarn, and I got about 305 yards, so probably a worsted-ish weight. I love the tight ply, the yarn is like a string of colored beads. Overall, it seems more even than my last attempt. I think I’m slowly improving! No idea yet what this will end up as.
I’m currently spinning up around 4oz of Blue Faced Leicester I bought from an Etsy vendor I like, in some wild bright colors. The long staple length is really interesting to work with, and it’s so soft and shiny. It’s going to end up as another 2-ply; pictures soon.
I’m also plugging away at the handspun shawl. The colors are perfect for fall, so I want to get this finished up so I can start wearing it once it gets colder, maybe over a black turtleneck or long-sleeved scoop neck shirt. I’m finding that the Columbia/Dorset gets softer and softer as it gets farther along in the process, and the knitted fabric is actually pretty nice. I found some lovely non-fussy hammered copper pins on Etsy at MJCopper that might look great with the shawl.