You may have heard about Norma and her comment contest. For some reason I have been able to best her when it comes to comments. I will never try to best her with humor, words, or the number of words in a post. Norma is NORma. Anyhoo, she is trying to catch up and, in all likelihood, she will surpass, within days, my comment milestone of 60,000.
Knitting time has been at a premium this week, so instead of kniting progress, here is "my spot". There are two things about this spot I want you to note. Before the dejunking of this room the futon was constantly covered with detritus. Piles of yarn, books, patterns, knitting, and anything else that needed to be put away, or thrown away, ended up here. This room was intended to be my fiber refuge and it ended up being a refuge of junk.
I am very pleased to say the room has stayed organized and clean of extra crap and there is a place for everything and everything is in its place. Here is where a sigh of relief is uttered. I now have a room of my own.
The second things I'd like you to note is the swift and ball winder set up. Yep, that's where they stay unless company is coming (because the futon is also the guest bed). It's nice to have a swift and ball winder at the ready as you never know when a skein will cry out to be wound and knit.
The swift is around 18 years old and, as you can see, the years have worn away the original arm connectors. I have no memory of the connections, as when they gave way, they were replaced with a anything at hand and, over the years, my swift has become adorned with colorful ties. Yarn is always handy, and through all the abuse of winding skein after skein, my swift has been ever ready.
Hopefully I'll have some time this weekend to sit in the room and knit. Or, I could sit and spin as this is where my wheels also live. They're at the ready, too!
Happy Weekend, everyone!
I love your spot! I have that same Ottlite, works wonderfully with my not-so-young-anymore eyes. :)
Posted by: DebbieB | February 26, 2011 at 08:13 AM
Love your room. It looks so cozy and the shawl on the futon makes it so inviting.
If I had the space, I would keep my swift and winder set out. However, both are tempting to my tweens and the cat!
Posted by: Helen | February 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Such a lovely and welcoming space! I'll bet your stay focused and inspired in that wonderful room. Happy weekend!
Posted by: Kym | February 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM
I love your decorated swift!
Posted by: gayle | February 26, 2011 at 12:33 PM
That's what my swift looks like (except mine has a cracked limb as well! I would love to have it set up semi-permanently somewhere - it would make it so much easier to take advantage of a sudden need to wind yarn!
Posted by: Karen | February 26, 2011 at 05:37 PM
Love your room & cheerful swift. Reminds me of a Tibetan prayer wheel with those colorful yarn bits!
Posted by: Lynn | February 27, 2011 at 04:57 AM
I am happy to see that I am not the only one who uses hand knit shawls to adorn my furniture. :)
Posted by: Vickie | February 27, 2011 at 08:49 AM
I am loving those colourful ties! like a little Maypole! ahhh, it's nice having a woman cave, eh? beautiful quilt too :^)
Posted by: marianne | February 27, 2011 at 01:21 PM
I love your knitting space too. And your ballwinder and swift at the ready. I should set mine up on the basement table. I hate to admit sometimes I delay starting a new project because I don't want to drag out and set them up. (Not that I need to start more new projects, just sayin'.)
Posted by: KarenVR | February 28, 2011 at 04:43 AM
Nah, I'll never catch up nor surpass. Because YOU ARE MARGENE!!! :D
I love "my" room! Can't wait to come back to visit again someday. XO
Posted by: Norma | February 28, 2011 at 07:35 AM