Fiber: 70% merino wool, 30% sea cell, 4oz, colorway "Sea Leaf" dyed by Dyed in the Wool Handmade
Yarn: 2-ply, 336yds, 14 WPI
This was extremely pleasant to spin with. As you can see in the first picture, the fiber separated easily into two strands ( Well not for me. I was sitting on the sofa all tangled up in the separated mess, and clever as I think I am, I started to divide from the other end, thinking this would help, but it didn't. Son to the rescue. He untangled me in no time, and I gave him the last colorways, still waiting to be spun to divide for me.)
This blend (which is actually merino, tencel, sea cell) is used for sock yarn, but I don't think I'll knit socks with my skein. Don't know yet what it will be. I'm getting tired of only having 4oz of anything, and to come up with clever ways to find a suitable pattern for it.
I think this colorway came out very lovely. It's cooling effect, just looking at it, makes me happy. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, usually I have singles left on one bobbin, but this time they were quite even spun. At the end I had 1 inch on one bobbin left! How cool is that?
28 comments:
That is beautiful! I so love green.
Gorgeous!
Sigh. I could just stare at those pictures all day.
Ohhh! *sabber* WUNDERSCHÖN!!
Begeisterte Grüße von Heike
It's beautiful *blink* *blink* I like how you showed the fiber plys separating - I feel closer to understanding how this process begins. 4 oz. I never pay attention to weights - does that make a pair of socks? If not, why do they sell the roving in such small quantities. Yeah for David's help!
Very, very nice spinning and a gorgeous colorway, too!
Those are truly my colors! I love anything that reminds me of the sea. Great spinning.
Looks great! I need to dye more of those colours right away. :)
That's very cool and I love it when that happens! Makes you feel like bragging, doesn't it? And rightfully so.
I too am tired of only having 4 oz. lots of handspun. I guess the solution is to spend more money, or dye more roving myself.
You are my hero! That is incredible yarn.
Very pretty!
Wow, beautiful!! I love seeing how the roving looks before its spun, then the finished yarn. How neat that you were so close on the bobbins!
Wow, that is some beautiful yarn! I'll have to try spinning some of that blend.
I'll have to train my son to split my rovings for me. How wonderful to have such a useful lad around the house!
beautiful!
This is beautiful! I love the colors. You're right, too pretty to make into socks that would be hidden by pants and shoes! :-)
You have been making some absolutely gorgeous yarn!!!
Beautiful Colors !!! I love it !
beautiful! That is a great feeling when you find the bobbins to have an almost equal amount. I love colors.
I want to try some of that pencil roving too. But I'm with oyu on the 4oz thing. I'm oging to spend this weekend goign through the fiber and seeing if there art any fibers I can combine together instead of spinning them seperate.
Ach wie wunderschön sind diese Farben !!!
I can just picture you all tangled up and having your son untangle you :). The yarn is beautiful. That is cool that they were almost exactly even on the bobbins.
Oh Monika, das ist eine wundervolle Farbmischung, es sieht so richtig nach Meer aus, Wahnsinn.
Wirklich schade, dass Du immer nur genug für Socken hast. Ein Pulli oder ein Tuch daraus wären ein Traum.
Liebe Grüße
Susanne
This is so pretty. One day I too will learn and get tangled up in roving. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Makes me happy :) LOVE the colors!
I love the color on that yarn. Makes me wish I could spin, but I leave that to pros like you.
What gorgeous spin!
Wow, stunning spinning
So gorgeous that handspun!!!
the colors here are beautiful! i love seacell!
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