June Fiber & Yarn Fun

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Now that I have a wheel, I have started spinning up my Fiber Stash. I spun up super soft pink and black Merino that my friend Melissa sent me. She is so great she sent me a package of fiber that was waiting for me at home when I got back from deployment.


I love the wheel. Here are all the yarns that I spun up this month.



And some more Fiber I ordered from Uniquely Yours, Bohoknitterchic and Jazzturtle.



I was lucky enough to snag a June Fluff Phat Fiber Box too!


I also got to met a wonderful friend that I meet on the Bad Knit Girl Group on Ravlery. Karen (angrypoddle)also lives in Connecticut, so we met up in West Hartford for lunch and desert.


I also got to meet her wonderful like boy Liam. He loved Emma and she was sweet trying to help feed him.




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