This Lady Knits

Before our drop spinning class, I was spinning with my Aroma Therapy Ring Spindle made by Thomas Golding, and a few of us got to talking about how cool it would look on a 5-pointed star, you know a little cauldron sitting on top of a 5-pointed star with a brass ring around it.

Well later that weekend I thought about it some more, which led to me sending an email to Thomas Golding asking about if he could do it and the cost.  I found the cost to be reasonable, considering this was a custom design request.  Well one thing led to another and look what showed up in the mail today:

Whorls 2 3/4″ Cherry Handcarved 5-point star

Style: Aromatherapy

Shaft: Walnut 5/16″ x 8 3/4″

Weight 1.46 oz.

It is absolutely beautiful in it’s simplicity.  The balance is incredible as is the craftmanship.  The spin time….wow, with a flick it’s off and running and i can draft until I am reaching up as far as I can and it hits the ground, which stops the spin of course, but I’m sure if I were taller it would spin longer as it would take longer for it to find the ground :).

Yes there has been some knitting and even some finishing, but the 2 fo’s I have are waiting for a dunk and block.  So pics later, well ok as soon as I get over my awe of this spindle, or at least put it down long enough to block the scarf and shawl i’ve finished.

I’m back to spinning.