I have to admit that while it’s terribly exciting to be done with my thesis and graduated, the best part of finishing was coming home to find this in my living room the day after submitting my thesis to the university  in April.

The husband had gone to Purlescence Yarns while I was out knitting with friends at a cafe and brought it home after paying it off (lay-away rocks).  It had been decided that it would probably be more fun for me to put it together myself.  It’s great to know how all the parts go together in case I have to break her down in the future.  After getting her together, the husband told me he thought her name might be Catherine.  It seems to be sticking.  So, presenting Catherine, my new Schacht-Reeves cherry 30″ double treadle spinning wheel:

She’s so pretty and spins wonderfully. It is an amazing experience to be able to spin laceweight yarn while still treadling at a pedestrian pace.