All in a spin

Having picked up the needles, it was only a matter of time before I started doing the other thing I used to do - spinning.

I brought myself a spinning kit from Ginger Twist, made myself a distaff and set to work.

Three natural hues of Blue faced Leicester spun into a nice worsted 2 ply. Half done on the spindle and half done on a mayan spinner. Plied on the spindle, skein made with a niddy noddy (my partner laughs when I use proper terms who can blame him), soaked and snapped. One nice skein of cuddly wool yarn.

I brought myself a ball winder to make the next stage easier - even I know knitting straight from the skein is not good.

So what do you do with your first spun yarn in about 18 years - you make a cosy tablet cover for your new Hudl.