Okay, not really. But the main crafty portion of the package I sent to spolowitz gave me some hell. I claimed her for a knitting project bag and a learn to spin kit.
First, there was a spindle and some roving, part of the stuff I ordered when I was first starting to spin:
And then there was a lovely little book of spinning instructions, which I drew and wrote by hand. The directions probably aren’t the best as I haven’t been spinning that long myself, but I tried, and I like how it came out, especially my little spindle diagrams:
And then there was this bag.
I tried to make a round-bottom bag with a lining and that turned out… poorly. For the sake of my sanity, we’ll leave it at that, but suffice it to say that it was bad. The finished version is cute though. I especially like the applique:
Yay, swappage.
PS: Here’s the Ravelympics sweater:
(I got bored with the long rounds and started a sleeve. The body is about halfway done (well, halfway to where I join the sleeves, anyway). It’s about 9″ long and I want it to be close to 17″.)
Stitch, Brinn, Stitch! 
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March 4, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Vanessa
Do you gift those books about spinning? I think its adorable and I could use some guidance on spinning!
March 4, 2010 at 5:44 pm
bsveum
Well, it was sort of a one time thing for the swap and the directions really aren’t that great as I haven’t been spinning that long. You could probably find simpler/better instructions with a quick Google search. I’m glad you like it though. : )