spinnin yarn

Well, here it is. My first finished practice piece. I bought a kids 'learn to knit' package at a book fair at my school. Those needles are fat! So was the yarn. I thoroughly enjoy knitting. I can even purl. And finish! I'm amazed that I had the patience to finish a whole ball of yarn. I realize now that i should have not cast on so many stitches. If i had just cast half of that, i'd have had a scarf i could wear. This is about the size of a wrap for a 9 month old baby. Maybe my friend here will let me adorn her daughter for a dinner out on the town. She just might! Tonight I stopped at a Michaels to buy more yarn. Also got lots more beading and jewelry supplies, this has turned into a major hobby/pasttime/meditation for me. I love love love making jewelry. I really love holding the beads, glass, and crystals and arranging them. Thinking about people as I make little bracelets or earrings.
Almost finished with the book, Songs of the Gorilla Nation, My journey through autism
by Dawn Prince-Hughes, Phd. It's a fascinating read to me. Too fascinating.