The following items were actually from my wish list: a nostepinne (a swedish ball-winder that makes center-pull balls of yarn), a yarn swift (at a fantastic price!) and two (yes, two) drop spindles – a beginners’ spindle (with sheep faces drawn on it) and a lovely green swan spindle. (OK, I confess, I really only had one spindle on my wish list – the other one just had to come home with me too.)
I also bought some roving (well, I need something to use with my drop spindles!) The heathery-purple roving is the softest merino (which I will need to wait to spin until I get a little better at it), and the blue, blue/green and white balls of roving came with my beginners’ spindle.
I also bought a few orange things (well, what did you expect, with all the tempting fall colors scattered around the place?) The orange/yellow/red roving is blue faced leicester wool, which is most likely destined to become a felted hat or something; the variegated lace-weight yarn is project-less for the moment. Also, some other little goodies: a sheep mug and a beaded row counter.
All in all, I’m pretty happy with my new stash! I’d better start saving my pennies now for next year, especially since I now know what to expect.
Oh, and does anyone know exactly how Sleeping Beauty was supposed to have pricked her finger on a spinning wheel? I saw many, many spinning wheels, and none of them seemed to have any sharp things on them…