I dyed that day part something or other (oh and a sweater)

Hiya from a,

I have a couple things to show you today and they are actually things that I am really pleased with/proud of having made.  The first is some handspun yarn.  I can buy really cheap (but not horrible quality) bare roving at a local yarn shop.  This leads to the mad monkey laboratory - which is me dying fiber in a pot on the stove.  I wanted to create a very dark/bright saturated look, which I think I accomplished.  Then of course I went a little mad spinning, as I wanted to see how it would turn out.  This caused me to learn that I can spin a 1.8 oz single in the time it takes to watch 10 Simpsons episodes.  Also that this will kill your back.  This didn't stop me though from spinning the other single and getting to the plying in two days.  So I ended up dying, spinning, plying, and setting within four days.  This is the result:

It is called Christopher Lee is Free and is about 355 yards.  As always it is a little darker than the photo but not by too much.  I love how it turned out, and when I crochet it up, I'm thinking an open lacy stitch to show off the colours.
The other thing I have to show you is that I made a sweater.  It is the first piece of clothing I've made that I don't hate afterwards.  I started following a pattern, but didn't like how fussy it seemed, so I ended up doing my own thing.  I am sure that all you faithful readers are shocked that I just tried to figure it out on my own.  Anyways here are the results:

It has a neat texture and I love the colour and how the neckline turned out.  So that is what I accomplished.  Oh and r. finished the first draft of his dissertation.  We are totally in kick ass mode.
Take care.