So I originally claimed I’d be spinning this fiber on May 26th. I was a little late, but I blame that on a research project, the move, and some knitting and reading that got in the way. When I lost my knitting mojo last week, though, I decided to take a day off and spend it with my wheel.
J and I had a movie day last Saturday, and I spun up all of this fiber into a lace weight single. I ended up with about 665 yards in all, and pretty much immediately cast on for a Lacy Baktus.
This picture is shamefully out of date, as I’ve been knitting on this while watching tv/movies or taking little breaks from reading. I’ve always found it addictive to see stripes knit up in yarn, and I’m finding it even moreso when it’s yarn I spun myself. I can’t wait to finish this, and I can’t wait for fall weather.
Very nice spin work woman!!
Glad you are doing good on that side of the screen
By: Stacey_CrimsonPurl on July 26, 2009
at 1:28 pm
absolutely lovely — and subtle color changes are a perfect match for that scarf!
singles still sort of scare me — i think plying covers a multitude of irregularities in my own work — but these look great, and ohhh, that sheen!
By: barefootrooster on July 26, 2009
at 1:57 pm
Ooooooooh, looks like a cloud! Very pretty!
I have a pic of Jim’s for you, if only I could figure out how to download it from my phone
By: Lisa on July 26, 2009
at 4:22 pm
Oooh, so pretty! That color is absolutely perfect in a lacy baktus.
Good luck to you with the reading!
By: whitney on July 27, 2009
at 7:25 am
Wow, this looks really great–SO impressive!!!!
By: Laura on July 27, 2009
at 7:54 am
I’m always so amazed at how different roving looks when spun up – in the first picture it looks mostly grey, so who would have thought there would be browns and blues in there?? Very cool!
By: Sarah on July 27, 2009
at 9:48 am