Enough to be getting along with...

Well as promised I have the rest of the piccys for you all. I was just so tired yesterday that I just couldn't be bothered to faff with the pc and the uploading was taking forever!
So here is what I bought...















This is some merino in lovely turquoise. I haven't yet used merino so i shall use some undyed to practice with first I think!
















This is some (??) devon and cornwall long-something-or-other. It's basically quite a rough texture but has lots of curls and has been dyed in mixed shades of green, bluey-grey and turquoise. I'm going to combine it somehow with the merino.
















This is some mixed rare breed in lots of natural colours. I actually bought this for Mum as I bought her a needle felting kit and she wanted some 'bear' colours!















Here I bought an Ashford top-whorl spindle (left) for spinning on and a sort of home-made thicker spindle to ply onto. The lovely Reggie had lent me her ashford spindle to practice with and once I get another she can have it safely back in her care! I'm definately a top-whorl gal, having tried bottom-whorls and not really got along so well.
















Lastly is a present (!) bought by Reggie when really I should be buying her something for her patience and attention.... I was thoroughly shocked when she gave me this going to the car!
I'd been going and fondling it periodically during our visit because I'd never used mohair loop and the colours just made me really happy! 90grams will make me a lovely scarf-wrap sorta thing and I'm gonna have to think of something special to get Reggie now!

And I do have a little progress on 'Twiglet' a.k.a. Barra from Classic Winter.... only the last sleeve to go! And no I didn't do any sewing up so I'll have to sew all the bits up before picking up the front band, but hey you all knew I'd put it off! So hopefully I'll start the sleeve tonight and be able to get into finishing it soon!

Of course I need to practice my spinning as well! I'll be able to ply my two small balls as soon as I let Reggie know of a convenient time... so I may have my first finished hank anytime soon!