Posted in spinning, tagged spinning, yarn on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yarn Pirate had a small shop update the other day, and I took the opportunity to grab a few things.
First up- Neapolitan Woolies Kit. Each mini-skein is 1oz. Super cute!
Next up- Inky roving. It’s superwash merino.
Culture Club roving (also superwash merino)
Which soon became 320 yards of Culture Club yarn.
And finally, some Lisa Souza 50% fine merino/50% bombyx silk roving that I won on Ravelry for my Tour de Fleece contributions!
I can’t wait to get spinning and knitting!
Posted in knitting, spinning, tour de fleece, tagged knitting, spinning, tour de fleece, yarn on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was lucky enough to catch the last Wollmeise update at the Loopy Ewe. I snagged a skein of Lila Ludmilla, which is a quite lovely purple.
I’m also doing some spinning for the Tour de Fleece. Here is my progress so far.
This is a Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino roving. Colorway is Aqualung! I spun it at a 12.5 to 1 ratio. There are 490 yards of three ply, 80 yards of chain ply. The second pic is a close-up of the three ply. Turned out pretty nice.
The next two are my try at a worsted three ply. The turquoise is a little uneven, but the chocolate is much more consistent. I’ve still got a half a bobbin of the chocolate, and a natural white targhee to spin. Then I’ll ply them and hope for the best.
And I’ve still got lots of secret knitting going. Lots.
