Mail Call! And Spinning...

I put in a fairly big Amazon.com order on Saturday night, and I've been checking the tracking information every 10 minutes since Monday.  The split my order into 3 shipments, but the majority of what I ordered (5 books) came together, and I got my notification that they had arrived this morning.  

I had them sent to a post office in Point Roberts, Washington so I could get faster shipping times and cheaper rates.  The only problem, so I thought, was that they post office closes at 5pm, and I only finish work at 4pm.  It's a 30 minute drive without factoring rush hour traffic or border waits.  

I made great time and only waited about 2 minutes at the border.  

So far, the new additions to my library are:

• Things I Learned From Knitting (Whether I Wanted To or Not by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, aka the Yarn Harlot.
• Harmony Guide: Basic Crochet Stitches
• Start Spinning by Maggie Casey
• In Sheep's Clothing: A Handspinner's Guide to Wool by Nola Fournier and Jane Fournier
• The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning

The Alden Amos book is published by Interweave Press (so you know it'll be quality).  It's almost 500 pages and looks remarkably like a textbook.  I'm most excited about this one.

I can't wait to crack these babies open!

I also made a small (read: LARGE) purchase at my knitting group last Sunday.  Yummy Yarns was there with a huge bag of handpainted roving, and I think I bought almost half of it.

This is 130 grams of BFL ---



Which turned into this---

It's 3 ply dk-ish weight sock yarn. I'm not sure exactly what the yardage is like yet, but I'm pretty sure 130 grams should get me a pair of socks.  

I'm extremely interested in acquiring more quality spinning books, so if you have any recommendations, don't be shy.

I'll be in the tub with a book if you need me...