tasting much sweeter than wine

[starfallz]

I seem to be doing more spinning than knitting lately. It may just be because of the slog of the sweater. I just have about 3 increases left and the top of the sleeve shaping to do, but do I pick it up? No, I think about casting on for something else instead. It will get done, though.

After all the prep, spinning and respinning, I now have some sock yarn.



I may be a little enamoured with it.

Details:
BFL sock, spun up from my first fiber dyeing experiment.
Prepared in fractal stripes method. (Split in half lengthwise. One half spun as is and the other half divided into 3 more strips. Each spun into one single and then plied together.)
Short forward draw.
443 yards, 3.75 oz, 21 wpi.


(I love the huge Fricke/Majacraft bobbins. All of it, right there on one bobbin.)

Next up will be an experiment in woolen spinning.

About 4 ounces of California Red that I trashed a little bit with learning to wash wool. One half I tried dyeing and carding together to get a heathered effect and the other half was left plain. I'm thinking this could be a small colorwork project once it is done. And I just realize, with a bit of horror, that they could be misconstrued as being the colors of my university. Hm.

I also did a bit of spinning for fun, with no purpose, so I played with some fibers that Tina sent me.

Art batt of some sort, named "Squished Bugs". Even with an art batt, I kept trying to spin it too thin.


Playing with spinning a single yarn from a three-color roving from Buckwheat Bridge Angoras. Some sections of it were really nice, but whatever the brown fiber is fell apart in some sections. I love the shine the gold mohair gives it though.

I've indulged in a bit of spindle buying in the past few months. The wood is so pretty and I just can't resist when it whispers to me.

Rosewood Mini Bosworth, 0.7oz.
This little one is only happy with the finest of spinning. If I spin too thick, it starts fussing.


Cocobolo Midi Bosworth, 1.61 oz.
This lovely is a little storm. It wants to spin thick and will keep going.

With the new spindles hanging around, plus lots of new fibers to try, I've been spinning up lots of samples.

Left to right: silk hankies, pygora, finn, romeldale x romney, leicester longwool.

Maybe I should work on knitting so I can make some room for more spun yarn...

Comments

[starfallz.livejournal.com]

That's really cool! I'd love to see what he puts together. :) I've heard of spinning wheels made of old bicycle parts and other ingenious solutions.

[scavengerchild.livejournal.com]

E was thinking the old bicycle parts - I have a feeling we'll be hitting yard sales soon. He wants to mess around with the steam-punk angle too, which could be interesting. I'm curious to see what he comes up with, though I might have to poke him into thinking about design again, he's got a lot he's planning on/doing right now with creative stuff - mostly writing right now.