Mother's Day, Birthday and Christmas

Yesterday, I was on Craigslist doing a quick check for a spinning wheel as I do pretty much every day.  And one listed literally minutes before I checked and I forwarded it to Bob.  Wonder of wonders Bob called the woman selling it and asked if he or I could come over in the evening and have a look at it!  I never expected him to actually take it upon himself to make the phone call and seriously think about purchasing it. 

So yesterday evening I went to this lady's house in Orange Park and got my Mother's Day, Birthday and Christmas gifts. 

I paid more than I really had expected to pay for a used spinning wheel but I bought it as part of a lot of items.  And there were tons of stuff included.  Unfortunately there is only one bobbin, no lazy kate, niddy noddy or threader but you can't always have it all and sometimes have to make do I suppose.

Here is the list of what's included so you can make your own opinion as to whether or not I got a good deal:

#1 - Spinning Wheel - It is older as the things to the side of the bobbin are made of leather and I can't seem to find a stamp on it saying what brand but the Ashford Traditional bobbins fit it.

#2 - Homemade Yarn Swift - The thing made of pvc pipe. (If I ever have a broken pipe in my home I should be set!

#3 - One set of carders

#4 - One Knit Picks ball winder (which I already have)

#5 - Size F light up crochet hook (The novelty of this thrilled  my kids in a way you couldn't possibly imagine!

#6 - Addi Turbo 32" cir. needles in sizes 1, 3, 4, 6

#7 - Hiya Hiya 24" circ needles size 5

#8 - Straight needles in sizes 10.5, 9, 8, 6  (Also a pair of lighted knitting needles but one of the tips broke off so now they are magic wands!

#9 - Various other circ needles in sizes 7, 8, 1 and 2.

#10 - 150 grams Knit Pick's Imagination in "Looking Glass"

#11 - 150 Grams Knit Pick's Gloss in "Black" (exciting!)

#12 - 150 Grams Knit Pick's Gloss in "Winter Night"

#13 - Two balls Peaches & Cream in "Black" (The excitement continues..)

#14 - 100 Grams Claudia Handpainted Yarn Merino in "Baby Girl"

#15 - 4 bags roving in a "purple turquoise" color

#16 - 2 bags Merino Roving naturally brown, black and cream.  You cannot imagine how soft and silky this felt when I stuck my hand in the bag.

#17 -  8  bags Merino Roving natural undyed.

#18 - A box of unwashed/unskirted wool that appears to be covered in "stinkies". 

I really don't know who was more excited over my fabulous prizes, the boys or me!  I haven't used the wheel yet I just sorted through everything and polished the wheel last night.  This morning while I was making school lunches Finn pulled out the PVC swift (his spinning wheel) and opened the box of stinky wool and said, "Come on Mom, lets do our stuff!"  Then at naptime he asked if we could "do spinning wheel" when he gets up and told me not to do it without him.  When I brought the wheel into the house last night he said,"That's Noodle's you have to give it back!"  I had to explain that it was mine to keep and different from hers so he wouldn't think I was a thief! 

I am off to finish my chores as I don't want to spend the weekend doing them and then look at the Ashford spinning book some more and then I'm going to hopefully give it a test drive.  Maybe on Mother's Day I can get a chunk of unbroken time to play with my new toy.