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November 13, 2005
spinniness continued
Here are some more spinning photos from last week and this weekend.
The first photo is of some snuggly alpaca (gray) and shiny corriedale (teal) that I worked up. The alpaca is really thickly spun and dense and, of course, so so soft. I am going to make a warm hat out of it. The corriedale was a dream to spin. I had kind of forgotten about it in my underbed stash area, but found it and made some rather thin yarn. For me anyhow. I am getting better at spinning thinner and will certainly have lots of corriedale to practice on since I ordered 3 whole pounds of it from Paradise Fibers. Along with this and my orders from Knitpicks and Handpainted, the next week or two will be as good as xmas!
The edge of the bulky wrap sweater I am making out of the brownsheep top that I dyed. It is a bit rougher than I wanted, but not too bad. The only drag is that the dye comes off on my hands. Guess I didn't rinse quite well enough! I'll give it a good soak when I'm blocking it...
Yarn for the above sweater.
I spun this South African Fine Top this weekend. It has also been sitting in the stash for a very long time because it was difficult to work with and I have only now gotten to the point where I can handle it. The staple length is pretty short and so drafting was a bit more tenuous than normal. After I got it all predrafted, though, the spinning was just fine. I am really please with the way this came out. It is about a worsted weight and really fluffy. The top had a lot of crimp in it and so it ended up lofty. I dyed it with Koolaid (orange and lemonade). It smells so nice and fruity! I will probably make another One Skein Wonder with ExtendoSleeves, since I only have 8oz. When I got the bag out, it looked like so much wool that I assumed it was a full pound. It was spread out all over the carpet and I told J... "You think this is a lot? Wait till next week. I got 3x this much" Funny thing is, I really got more than SIX times that much. Moohahahaahaha. Yarn! Wool! Everywhere! [maniacal laughter]
Details of orangosity.
Posted by loyd0008 at November 13, 2005 10:21 PM