Hi, my name is Boogie and I’m a Wool Whore.
Through and through, there is no doubt about it. I’m a wool whore. I get panicky when I’m feeling low on wool. I get anxious when I can’t get my suppliers to answer me immediately or if they’re out of a wool I NEED. What’s even worse is the feeling that happens when I think I’ve run out of a wool I didn’t keep for myself.
This happened to me last week.
I have a limited stock of CorriePaca. I spun a bit up as a sample before I decided to buy the entire lot my supplier had. When it arrived I quickly proceeded to dye tons of it to share. It’s a glorious fiber and I needed to share it. I may be a wool whore but I know how to share.
I was measuring wool for dyeing and came to the end of the bump…end of the bump….
END OF THE BUMP!!!
I don’t have any for me!
END OF THE BUMP!!!!
I scurried around. I had to have another one somewhere. Somewhere…..
At the shop, I had the last 40 lbs.
Then the whore part set in and sharing wasn’t as important as making sure I had enough for a couple of sweaters for me.
One:
Two:
Three:
And I still want more…..
To prove that I’m worthy of more, I have been spinning.
8 ounce of Corriepaca for a sweater yoke. It’s a worsted weight 2 ply in the colorway - Riverwalk.
And here’s a sweater I’m working on.
I really want to be working on large lots of fiber but I have a ton of small lots. I’ve made a new deal with myself about spinning. I spin one bobbin for a sweater yarn and then one bobbin from a small project. So far so good. I have a bunch more yarn that I’ve made recently. Now I need to get to plying it.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:58 am
WHORE! *snickers*
I bet not too many people get to call their boss a whore and get away with it
November 12th, 2008 at 9:07 am
The riverwalk and the final orange look especially nice.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:22 am
MMM… Riverwalk. Yummy! Now you got me wanting some CorriePaca!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Corriepaca nothin’. I hear tell of some organic merino you’ve got hiding somewhere.
Love that orange!!
November 12th, 2008 at 10:27 am
My name is Sarah, I’m a wool whore too. But not as bad as you are.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:37 am
OMG! END OF THE BUMP??!! I bet you almost fainted. Glad to see you found a little bit (4o pounds??) to tide you over grrlfriend.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:40 am
So what is a ballpark amount for a sweater? I would say around 2 lb, but that seems like alot. I want to start being more meaningful in my spinning (and knitting, for that matter) but I keep getting caught up in the details. When is that book of yours coming out? Apparently the sooner the better…
November 12th, 2008 at 10:45 am
I need to try the Corriepaca… it seems to be pretty darn popular!
November 12th, 2008 at 11:17 am
How much do you usually need to spin enough for a sweater for yourself? I love all the colors you dyed!
November 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Is the top ball your Mandy colorway? Because that’s the color that I’ve been contemplating for when I’m ready to spin for a whole sweater…
November 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I just got myself spinning again last night and I’m feeling the lure once more.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Oh no, the Corriepaca is almost gone?! Like, forever?
November 12th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
For a whore, you certainly have a lot of self control…
Love the colorways, can’t wait to see the finished products!
November 12th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
You forgot to check the drop ceiling for more wool. Isn’t that where you hide some of your stash?
November 12th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Oooooo, lots of pretty in there.
November 12th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Hi Amy.
I am glad that you have decided to admit that you have a problem. The first step is admitting it. The second step is tearing the house appart looking for more fiber!!
November 12th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Great colors! I love the Riverwalk combo.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
1. We admitted that we were powerless over fiber - that our lives had become unmanageable…..
November 13th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I love wool whores!
Did I just say that? LOL!
November 14th, 2008 at 7:41 am
It’s okay if I point and laugh, right, so long as I am willing to admit (at some point) having… you know… done the same thing?
November 14th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Phew! That was a close one!
November 14th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I’m usually really bad about startitis, but I have had a little more self control of it lately.
November 15th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Ha!! I so know why you inspired me to need more bobbins
I feel so much better as a fiber slut knowing the pro’s feel like hoarding whore’s too lol. Beautiful sweaters in progress on the wheels - you inspire me to try my stamina for a sweater - just as soon as I get through this years mittens 
November 16th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
“I get panicky when I’m feeling low on wool.”
Ok that cracked me up. I feel the same way about essential oils though. My mind is way more at ease when I know that I have giant bottles filled with all the oils I could ever need. I get extra panicky for some reason when I have full bottles of stuff I DONT need, and empty bottles of the ones I do.
I got your order - thank you! - and will be working on it today. Might not get to send it out until Tuesday, since that is my day off from school.