3 ply yarn made up from two different Club arrivals. Hello Yarn Fiber Club - Alpine - July 2009, 8 oz. Romney and Southern Cross Fibre Club - Binary Sunset - August 2009, 4 oz. Both are Romney, a wonderful long wool and softer than you would expect from that breed.
I've had this project in mind since last summer when I photographed the bumps and realized these would combine beautifully but was just learning the 3 ply. I felt like I needed to get a few other 3 plys under my belt before tackling this project because I wanted it to be as consistent as my skill would allow.
There's two skeins, total of 504 yards, 3 ply at somewhere between Fingering and DK weight. The plan is to use this yarn in a sweater of some sort, but I haven't worked out which one and how it will be used. Something to ponder over the next few months, and eventually it will speak.
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And here's another, one that surprises me, as it's a bit of a departure from what I usually spin.
This is a nice lofty 2 ply yarn spun from about 6 oz. of Coopworth Roving purchased up at Rhinebeck in October. Coopworth is a wonderful longwool and this roving was unusual in that half was dyed deep Eggplant, the other half left Natural.
To make these skeins as large as possible I purchased a Jumbo Flyer (bigger bobbins). Last Sunday morning I got up quite early and sat down at the wheel to tackle the ply. The Jumbo adds some drag to the wheel and I broke a sweat! It took four hours but I was so into what was happening I simply could not stop until I was through! Needless to say, I am pleased to pieces with the outcome.
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And here's another, one that surprises me, as it's a bit of a departure from what I usually spin.
This is a nice lofty 2 ply yarn spun from about 6 oz. of Coopworth Roving purchased up at Rhinebeck in October. Coopworth is a wonderful longwool and this roving was unusual in that half was dyed deep Eggplant, the other half left Natural.
I spun this with a low twist, and tried for bulkier singles. It's a bit thick n thin, but it worked out quite nicely once I plied it. I have about 130 yards here, and there's still at least 10 oz of Roving to spin.
This is soft, bouncy, tactile yarn. I am pretty smitten with it and if knit into a hat, I believe it will be quite warm and wooly rustic in a way that makes my heart burst with joy.
14 comments:
Those are gorgeous yarns!!! I need to get a jumbo flyer, too. Though I sometimes find just plying on the regular one is a bit physically taxing.
Both of those are gorgeous. I don't spin, but I knit and those yarns are beautiful. By the way, I was at Rhinebeck also, my first time! Loved it.
Your spinning is so fantastic. That 3-ply is gorgeous! I just spun my first Wensleydale, which is also a nice long wool. How did you get so dang consistent? Gorgeous! And also, I feel like that first yarn would make a gorgeous yoke, either striped or with some colorwork. Beautiful.
i'm actually drooling. LOVELY. and i agree -- this is plenty for a yoke (i used less than 4 oz for my garter yoke)-- you could probably do a whole vest, or a yoke with cuffs and bands in handspun too. excited to see what you do with both of these yarns.
Love those yarns!! Cannot wait to see them knit up, I am sure they will be amazing.
Fantastic spinning!
gah I love both yarns! sometimes I wish I could spin but then I remind myself I dont need another hobby :)
your three ply is beautiful and so consistent! I haven't attempted a 3-ply yet, but I am looking forward to it. That's really a lovely combination of different Club fibers too - amazing how the world sends us things like that sometimes.
Clearly the whole 3 ply thing is working out for you, this is stunning:)
Oh my gosh, these are so beautiful.
Wow! good work! I really like the 3-ply. What do you have in mind for a project?
love the yarns--especially the first one. it just glows!
i really need to get a jumbo flyer myself but i've been putting it off.
I love how rustic and fab both of these spins are! (ps, a bit of awesome was that my word verification was cthulu.)
Superb! Love all the colours and the textures. Excuse me, I must go spin now!
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