Hi folks (does anyone ever read this?) Well, I haven't had a post in 2 months now, because I've been extremely busy putting together an online magazine for handspinners... and I'm happy to announce that it finally went LIVE!!! If anyone is interested it's called Spindlicity and is mainly for handspinners with an emphasis on spindle spinning and occasional information about wheel spinning. It's not really a knitting magazine, although there are a few patterns in there. I have an article on making your own Optim, there's an article on scouring fleece and profiles of two great spindle makers. I'm already planning the second issue... it was a lot of fun putting this one together and I have to thank everyone who wrote an article or helped me get it together...

Besides Spindlicity, I've been dyeing a lot of yarn for a local yarn store, spinning and knitting and weaving like crazy for christmas... and... oh yeah, there's that pesky biochemistry Ph.D. I'm trying to finish! Someday I hope to sleep....

On the house front, for those of you following this saga in my life, my house hasn't sold... and I don't think it will. The landlord is asking a million dollars for this falling down fixer upper. The good news is this means I can probably afford to stay in Los Angeles until I finish the Ph.D. The other good news is that I'll definitely be moving out of LA after that... no more traffic for me! That 2-3 hours of commute each day is really cutting into my spinning time ;-)

I hope all of you are happy and healthy and looking forward to the holidays, whichever ones you celebrate!

-- Janel