9.09.2008

This weekend was a bit of a spinning frenzy for me. I'm still amazed at how much I got done. I supposed I shouldn't be too surprised, since I purposely spun these two yarns more thickly than I have been spinning, but...yeah. It was awesome.

First up is some superwash BFL in salad days from Pigeonroof Studios. I purchased this back in July of 2007, and just started spinning it up on September 3rd.


I finished on the 5th, ending up with the following. It is ridiculously squishy and soft. I adore it.

119 yds / 107 g of 2-ply, 9 wpi


The one problem I had is that, although the yarn I spun was consistent for each bobbin, what I ended up spinning on the second bobbin was much, much thinner. For that reason, I made the last bit on that bobbin a 3-ply. It still isn't quite as thick as the 2-ply. I'll need to work on being more aware of how I'm spinning when I switch to a new bobbin.

27 yds / 21 g of 3-ply, 11 wpi


I also finally spun up the masham (1/2 wensleydale) that I dyed at Yarn School in the Spring. It was a bit squished from being dyed, so I had to tear it into strips, even though I had wanted to just spin it in one go. I also broke the roving in half, since the first part was really vibrant, and the second was more dull and lighter. I started this on September 5th and finished on the 8th. I plied them together and really like the result.


203 yds of 2-ply, 8 wpi


Right now, I have the feeling that they're both going to become hats. We shall see...