Plied, washed, dried, and cuddled up in a bowl of depression glass (another Tulsa thrift store score).  Pretty little yarn ball.  Slow project.  I have a fiber bracelet around my wrist when I'm at home these days; sitting, walking around, wandering and tidying up and spindling all the while.  I like the freedom of my Little Si.  I used an official wool wash (Meadows Wool Wash) for the first time (I've always been a lavender Johnson's Baby Shampoo fan for my knitblocking needs) and I love it - the Penny Royal scent smells fresh and - this really is the best word - pleasant.  I notice online that it comes in Patchouli too, which I find very tempting.  But isn't there a saying, "if you wore a trend the first time around, you shouldn't wear it again?"  I'm not much of a rule-follower (or -carer) when it comes to things like that, although Patchouli, specifically, makes me worry a smidge.  I guess it begs asking:  if I spent some of my formative years spinning (um, dancing, not yarn) at Dead shows and hung out in Phish concert parking lots making hemp necklaces, quite possibly wearing as much Patchouli as my mom would let me out the door in, do you think perhaps I should pass the baton and let someone else wash their handcrafts with Patchouli?  I'm conflicted.