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Handspun Extravaganza

I've been working on spinning a braid of Juliespins Rambouillet for the last week or so and am really enjoying it.  In fact, I thought it was merino since it's so soft and lovely and drafts so beautifully.  I've never spun "Rambo" before but now will probably do so again.  The colorway is Stormy and the date on the tag is 6/09, so I've had it for awhile. As I was spinning along, I realized that all the projects I'm currently working on are being knit from my handspun.  I guess I've come a long way from a time when I decided I'd never be a spinner...how things change!  I thought it might be fun to document these three projects.  (Also, I'm still in the desert, where it's been about 114 degrees F the last couple of days, so I can't think of anything better to do than sit inside and knit, photograph knitting, and write about it.  When I do actually venture out to the pool and sit in the sun (or more likely, shade) I work on the s