Spinning wheel fun
July 11th, 2006 at 8:40 am (Finished Items, Works in progress)
I finally finished plying the apple-green wool from Yarnover. It looks like it’s about sportweight and probably 3-4 oz. I haven’t weighed it or figured the yardage yet, but I’m guessing. It turned out quite nice, I’m very pleased with it!
And God forbid the spinning wheel should sit empty. I took some baby clothes up to the attic last night and went stash diving in one of my cedar chests. I found this lovely soft Shetland cross wool that I’d bought at Detta’s Spindle either when I was pregnant with Grace or when she was a baby (2002 or 2003).
So the Shetland cross and I had a hot date with Kinsey last night. (Just a note - not a great movie to watch while your spouse is out of town!) While I was predrafting the wool, I thought about Shetland lace shawls and fine-gauge wool for fair-isle work. I guess I’m not all that surprised about how finely the wool wants to be spun (that’s a thicker spot in the picture), but I’m surprised at how easy it is for me. Maybe it was because I was engrossed in the movie, but if I didn’t pay too much attention to my work and just let my hands and the wool do their thing it went so smoothly.
I have no idea what will be in store for this wool, but there is a lot of it. I have this silly notion of knitting a nice shawl for myself, or maybe dyeing it in 1oz batches and doing some sort of fair-isle project. Realistically, it’ll probably go back into the cedar chest to absorb some more of that lovely scent for a while.
Still working on the Opal sock, it’s now 3 inches of ribbing or so. I’ll post a picture once I’m around the heel and it’s more interesting to look at.
Kristi aka Fiber Fool said,
July 11, 2006 at 10:10 am
Oooo, I love that apple green yarn! Gorgeous! Though that green looks awful on me I love that shade. The new project looks great too!
Secret Pal said,
July 11, 2006 at 10:24 am
What a beautiful shade of green! I can’t wait to see what it knits into.
Renee said,
July 11, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Loving the green yarn - you’re a brilliant spinner!
knittymama said,
July 11, 2006 at 8:48 pm
That’s gorgeous! It’s funny, I was never much into green until I saw all of the projrct spectrum knits, now I can’t seem to get enough of it!
Dipsy said,
July 12, 2006 at 1:57 am
Oh, this yarn is so gorgeous, what a luscious, warm color! You’re doing such a great spinning job, congrats!
Nikki said,
July 12, 2006 at 11:58 am
I love the apple green yarn, that is just gorgeous!
Kerry said,
July 12, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Hi! Just found you! You already know who I am, though - no fair!
You know, I think I’m spinning some of that same shetland cross! Did it come in large grapefruit sized balls that are hard as rocks? LOVE the stuff, wish there was a never ending supply!