I’ve been having lots of fun today…
This:
Has become this:
It was really fast, being a nice chunky singles.
I also made this:
Which is a sample for a project I have in mind to use up lots of pink not-going-to-be-laceweight.
And then I did this:
This is a silk/merino blend from Wingham which I bought at Skip North. I just thought I’d have a play and see what it came out like, then suddenly I had two bobbins full and it was 11:30 :-D I adore the way the different greens mingle together and then the white silk shoots strikingly through the yarn. I planned this to be a singles yarn and spun it nice and thick from the fold, but then I happened to see it kink back on itself and I was lost. This is going to be awesome as a 2-ply, I believe the technical term is ’squoodgy’, I added a bit more twist after that and will ply it up tomorrow morning.
And finally, I have been knitting industriously away at the Blue Sky Shrug this weekend and the end is finally in sight! Should be done in time to wear it in France :-D
Ciao!
April 8th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Keep on going with the shrug, it will be worth it when you wear it! Love how that silk and merino spins up!
April 9th, 2007 at 12:48 am
The rolags look gorgeous just as they are - what a pity to spin them.
What are you going to knit from the green? I HATE it when I am asked that - I just spin it as it asks to be spun.
April 9th, 2007 at 8:24 am
You know I never start spinning without a project in mind! Chapter one you know.
Ummmm….something to knit…umm..
Isn’t it really pretty as a skein!