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By Hand!

I recently acquired some of the most beautiful yarn that has ever graced my stash.  My dear friend, and queen of online spinning and dying, Adrian (the mastermind behind www.helloyarn.com) sent me a generous gift of some of her handspun.  Hand-DYED and hand-SPUN.  This is absolutely a work of art. Pictured is one of three big beautiful hanks that I've been petting meticulously for the last two days.

My resistance finally broke last night as I dropped everything to cast on for my long awaited Baby Surprise Jacket.  I think I've already waxed poetic about this ingenious little pattern that, for years, has reigned in the knitting community as king of all baby sweaters.  This pattern is definitely one of Elizabeth Zimmermann's crowning achievements and her most prominent piece in a lasting legacy of knitting innovation.

I'm only a few rows in, but I'm enjoying myself immensely. Good luck pulling me away from this baby! (Maybe just enough to take a picture and show you all how it's working up.)

This might just be the piece that pushes me to finally learn how to hand-spin.  As if I have time for another fiber related hobby.