When you spend a whole weekend spinning it’s amazing how much you get done. Especially when you neglect things like cleaning and regular household chores and such. Not something I recommend on a regular basis, because you play catch-up all the following week, but every once in a while it’s a good thing. Plus I was in a mode and just could not stop :)

First off I finished some blue wool picked up from Spinners Hill at Rhinebeck this year. The blue/green color just grabbed me so I had to grab some of it. I only picked up 5oz because I was unsure of exactly what it was, being marked just wool.

The fun part was finishing this stuff. It was my first time totally abusing wool and I absolutely love how it turned out. It’s like my own felted tweed :) I first put it in hot water and smooshed it up a bit, then in cold with some more smooshing. I then took it outside and did my regular windmill spin and then banged it on the fence post a couple of times. I so wish I took before and after pictures because the difference is huge. What I ended up with is 272 yards at 11 wpi.

Next I have some BFL from Spunky Eclectic in Hot Rod. Spinner Central, a spinning group on Ravelry, has monthly challenges and this months included BFL and chained plying – so that’s what I did.

But since I had two in the stash I also did a traditional 3 ply.

In the regular 3 ply the browns and golds dominate, giving a very fall like appearance of colors. Yet in the chained ply the red and pinks dominate, much more summery in color. It was fun seeing how different plying methods give a whole different look to the finished yarn. The chained ply yielded 155 yards at 12 wpi, and the traditional 3 ply 174 yards at 15 wpi.

I still need much more practice with chained plying, so guess what I’m working on now? :)

My 2yr old camera is now dying the slow death. Hopefully I’m able to get a new one before it totally goes - until then please excuse the funky white splotches and slight blurriness

Posted in Spinning, Done and Gone on Nov 2nd, 2007