September (Already?)

I can't believe it is already September! Ahh! Where did the summer go??? I just started school again, on September 3. I love all my classes! I love school anyways, but nice teachers, and cool subjects help a ton! I love math so much, and I am now in Geometry! It is very fun! We haven't done much, we just took lots of notes so far, but let's face it, we can't do much without knowing the "rules" of math... I am now a Sophomore in High School. It is so nice not to be a Freshman anymore... I am not the center of attention this year! Much better!

Anyways, this blog post can't be all school, can it? So in my Ravelry Group, a friend of mine is wanting to build one of the wheels I made, oh and Sharon from my knitting circle, if you are reading this! She asked me what mods I made or would make for the wheel... So, without further ado...

Mods:

1. Move the wheel higher (the wheel on mine rubs on the piece of wood that is for the base. It is very annoying to keep going slower so that the wheel doesn't ruin the whole thing)
2. Used a smaller bit (the bits used for this pattern is very uncommon ones, and they don't come in the basic tool kits, so we didn't have any... So we just used one size smaller and just wiggled them around so that the piece fit in just right)
3. Used a nail instead of a shaker peg (we originally put on a shaker peg, and I glued it, and waited all night for the glue to dry, but the first time I used the wheel, within 15 minutes, the shaker peg fell off, so we just put in a skrew thing-y and called it good, so now I don't have any problem with it...) 

I am sorry I don't know what it is called, but here is a photo of the skrew I used, hopefully you understand what it is, because I sure don't! Oh should I tell you now, this is my very first woodworking project I have ever done, and it was for sure a learning curve! It was very nice to get to spend quality time with my Step-Dad, though!

Dudey The Dodec!

So, my friend Sarah that I met on Ravelry is around the same age as me. She told me about a spinning wheel that you could make for very low cost, it is called the Dodec! When I saw it, it was genius! I just HAD to make one! :D I told my step dad about it, and two weeks later we bought all the supplies! We started Saturday, July 6, 2013, and finished Tuesday, July 9, 2013. It was a pretty easy wheel to build! I even started my first yarn on it last night! I finished later that night! When I woke up this morning, I went to go spin on it. I was just spinning on it right before this post, and the peg popped off! Oh no! So, no more spinning on it for a while until my step dad gets home! Anywho, here is a picture of my wheel that I took yesterday!