Another WIP can be crossed off my list. I finished spinning the blue and purple merino that I dyed once upon a time, long enough ago that I don’t remember dyeing it.
I plied the bobbin with an even earlier spin. That is the stuff wound on the toilet paper cardboard, which tells me that it was spindle spun – whenever I filled a spindle, I would use my yarn winder to wrap it around a paper tube.
Sidetrack: I went through quite a hand spindle stage a couple years ago. I learned on a wheel first, and then experimented with different sorts of spindles – supported, Turkish, top and bottom whorl drop spindles. Top whorl drop spindles turned out to be my favorite, and I carried them all around, keeping the spinning going. Somehow, I fell out of the habit though. I could spin faster on the wheel, which was part of it, and knitting was even more portable, so I reverted to those.
I still have a bunch of spindles though.
Anyway, I plied the newly wheel spun single to the thinner, much older spindle spun ply and got a lovely varigated skein of a bouncy DK to worsted yarn.
I have more left on the bobbin, so I should end up with about 350 yards in all. Maybe a hat and mittens?
Unfortunately I have little knowledge of spindles and yarn in general. However, I do know that I love the results! Those colors are fabulous…I can imagine a beautiful hat and mittens.
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I don’t spin as much as I used to, but it is a very relaxing hobby. And I have 27 pounds of fiber in various cupboards, so I need to start doing it more often!
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