So I'm very excited to announce that I have finished spinning my first skein of three ply yarn. It came out beautifully! Believe it or not I have only spun two ply yarns before. I spun it from four ounces of Merino that I purchased from The Woolbearers booth at the New Jersey Sheep and Wool Festival in September. It was a perfect joy to spin and to ply! A side note...I thought the polka dot background was too cute! I'm just starting a journal to keep track of my steps on this "fiber journey" and that's the inside of the journal!
I also, as I type, have a scarf soaking in some lovely smelling wool wash, awaiting the blocking process. It is a scarf pattern that I am working on typing up in order to put up on Ravelry. Woo hoo! The yarn I knit the scarf from was spun on an Ashford Kiwi about a year ago. It has been in my stash waiting for a special destiny...like every one of the thousands of yards in the overflowing basket. But I'm sure I'm not the only yarn hoarder...Right?!
Have a great day! =0)
~~~Eloise
Beautiful 3 stranded yarn!!! Love the pink blend in the basket too-I LOVE baskets & share in the hording yarn department, lol! Can't wait to see your scarf on Ravelry!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I had no idea what it would look like! Every step looks different...from fiber, to a single strand, to a ply on the bobbin, to skeined up, and then knitted. Each step shows a different element of the yarn.
ReplyDeleteThe pink blend was one of my first spinning projects and was what I knit my scarf from. I can't wait to finish up the pattern to get it tested!