I liked spinning this so much better than the Romney I spun for last week. This yarn was spun from hand dyed merino combed top from FatCatKnits. this is the second roving I've used from this shop. The colors are great and the fiber has been easy to prepare for spinning.
This time I did spend more time with the fiber before setting down to spin. You saw the results of that on Monday's post. It really did make the spinning go fast and easy. I think it really helped me to get the final yarn a little more even that I have been getting in the past. So for the time being I will keep preparing the fiber this way.
The color of this fiber was named Sweet Corrosion. I didn't really pay too much attention to the color as I prepared the fiber for spinning. I like the barber pole effect and it helps me to judge plying the yarn when the color of each strand is different. It will be fun to try for a self-striping yarn sometime though.
DetailsBrand: Geddesburg Handspun Yarn
Content: 100% merino wool
Skein Weight: 4.5 ounces
Skein Length: 264 yards
Spinning Ratio: 17 to 1
Plying Ratio: 10 to 1
Other Details: 2-ply
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11 comments:
I like your yarn brand name! You've become such a great spinner already, that was fast! I've got several FatCatKnits fiber in my stash, looking forward to it. This colorway is so colorful, I like it! :o)
Impressive! Very pretty!
Wow, so pretty and so even!
At this rate you will setting up on Etsy!!! I will say it again......I love this one :D
I'm dying to see what you knit with it :)
When I saw the first picture of it I said to myself "Oh! Did she spin that?" It looks great!
This is awesome!!! I need to learn to spin like this.
Excellent -- the colors are wonderful and the stripe effect is really great. It's looking very even. It should knit up really nice. Looks like you have quite a bit of it too.....
It's happy yarn! I love it!
Gorgeous! In my bloglines it is a huge picture and the colors are amazing!!
It's like a happy bunch of flowers. Really nice! :)
Your spinning is awesome. I am in awe.
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