Thursday 10 November 2011

Something about spinning

The first half of my green tour de fleece prize is spun.


I failed miserably at making it thick, it is a little thicker than usual maybe, but it was meant to be much fatter, ah well, it is obviously what the fibre wanted. I appreciate that anyone who does not spun now thinks I am lunatic with no control over the fibre in my posession. People who spin will hopefully be nodding in agreement and it is not that I am a lunatic after all!

I have to confess that it is a little thick and thin, my drafting skills obviously need practise so I am trying to think of a lovely giant spinning project for next year once the sock making crazy is done. A blanket or a sweater are most likely. Perhaps something like this Spinning in squares blanket. If anyone fancies joining me we could do an enormous spin/knit/rescue each other from the crazy along.

Sorry, I wandered off a little there, back to the fibre in hand. I am hoping plying evens out the thick and thin somewhat. This week I will start spinning the rest of the fibre and adding the beads, I suspect this will be a much slower process than the plain single.

5 comments:

  1. For what it's worth, I love that color.

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  2. That Suri Alpaca blend does not want to spin thick. It's the beautiful of Suri. It wants to be thin so it can be knitted or woven into a project with lots of drape. NOW, saying that, I have created a few light worsted yarns using that blend but I really have to think about it. You will be amazing once it's plyed and off the bobbin how it will bloom.

    Can't wait to see the finished yarn.

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  3. I'm completely with you...

    When I first learned to spin all I wanted to do was a consistant lace-weight yarn. I seem to have found my place there. So now all I want to do is a very fat, heavy weight yarn.

    I would love to make a fisherman's sweater out of home-grown, home-spun, fat yarn. I wonder if there's a class to help us spin heavier yarns?

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  4. I wanted to spin so I could make lace and fingering weight yarn. I don't think I could spin a thick consistent single to save myself.

    Your spun yarn looks great.

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  5. I am completely with you that the sheep (or other source) dictates your yarn type. Go with the flow...

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