I sat down and gave the drop spindle a try while the kids were out skiing 'round and 'round the house and I'm having to tell myself it's novelty yarn, it's novelty yarn. Dental floss thin in spots interspersed with nubs the size of my thumb. Surely I can learn to do this! (You can learn to do this, and stop calling me Shirley.)

Any spinners out there with good tips for beginners?

I noticed dangerous chunky (who's been reading aloud to her man about how sheep make good lawnmowers) and Ivete (who's going to have a dreamy yarn store) are being called by the spinning wheel too. I tricked Sigurd into looking of some pictures of cute fluffy bunnies today. He didn't seem too enthusiastic...