I decided to try the spinning thingy, not the spinning wheel because I thought it seemed less complicated. I figure there's no need to work a foot pedal and no chance of getting my own fiber caught in the wheel, seeing as how I tend to have bad luck with things like that.

Alright, I'm pretty sure I have it set up, I just have to spin it, and - hey I think it's actually working!

Uh oh, it's wobbling out of control - oh boy, now it's tangling - ack! - eek! - and now I'm tangled.

That didn't go quite as planned...

Opal Cotton 2010

Opal Cotton 2010 is a fantastic sock weight summer blend of cotton and polyamid wrapped in superwash wool from Germany's famous Opal sock yarn company.  It comes in beautiful icy fun colors and is the perfect yarn for socks and other fine gauge superwash warm weather garments.  Using size 1 or 2 US knitting needles, a 100 gram skein will knit up a pair of socks that will wear well and hold their shape.

• 30% Cotton, 32% Polyamide, 38% Superwash Wool
• Approx 467 yards / 100 gram skein
• 28 stitches / 36 rows per 4" swatch using US 1-2 needles
• Machine wash in lukewarm water, dry flat
• Made in Germany

Regular Retail Price: $17.35 per 100 gram skein