Well, I grabbed one, which has been in my fiber stash for years.
It's pretty, isn't it! I've only used one though. It's called Boysenberry, a blend of Alpaca, Corriedale, and Glitz (3oz). I don't remember where I bought it.
One Sunday afternoon, I selected the core for my core spun yarn, read about how it's done online, and in my spinning books, and sat down to give it a whirl.
First try:
Second try:
Third and last try:
All failures. With the second try you can actually see sections of core spun yarn. With the third try, you can see the blue core yarn. Argh. I gave up after that.
Since the fiber batt was out, and some of it lost, I decided to just spin the rest as singles, and ply it with my core yarn, which is a Mohair/Nylon blend. I've used this yarn to knit a capelette for my grandmother, and I would not have used this yarn again, any time soon.
I was prepared to get the ugliest yarn of the year, but after taking pictures of it, I must say, it's not so bad.
The mohair makes it very hairy, but also very soft. It's only 149yds, but if I want to, I've still got the second batt, and some of that yarn left to make more.
So, yeah. Core spinning is not for me, not at the moment anyway. I'll try again later, much later.
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And as always some puppy love:
Frik & Frak to compare sizes:
And Happy & Denny under my desk. Happy was there first, but Denny does not like to sleep alone. He always finds a way to wiggle up to somebody.
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15 comments:
i really dont think the yarn is ugly! i like the combination of the colours very much =)
After you were so sad about your spinning the wool looks so lovely in the final pictures, you can be pleased with that!!
Oh look at those two German Shepherds, they are so gorgeous and Maggie looks big by herself but small near Happy. Denny is a tricker, he pretends to be all boisterous and rough and tumble but there is cuddling with Happy, he's a big softie!!
Those colours are yummy! And the dogs are totally adorable, as always.
love the dogs. Love the yarn. Nice
not that i'm super experienced in corespinning, but i think your core yarn may have tripped you up some. mohair/nylon sounds tricky!
Your pups are soooo cute!
I haven't tried core spinning yet but I've thought about it. Denny is so cute with his snuggling up!
What is core spinning? Well I love the final out come and the dogs well always a highlight of my day. As always, thanks for sharing the pups!!
You are braver than I am. I love the look of some of the core spinning I have seen recently, but really not adventuresome enough to give it a go....at least not yet. I'll wait till you perfect it ..... lol. Oh - and I love your finished yarn - you should definitely knit something with it.
Love the pup photos as always! Such a regal pair, those two....and then there's Denny! I think he must give you the spice in life! lol
THe yarn looks lovely.
I love the pic of Happy and Maggie! Maggie looks like a miniature copy!
Your core spinning looks like every attempt I've ever made to spin. But your end result is beautiful!
Love the sweet pics of the pups. :-)
Your handspun always looks so lovely. Please give lots of belly rubs to the pups! They are always so adorable.
So interesting about that yarn ~ I think what you ended up with is very pretty and a good resolution :) Those batts would work really well with wet felting, I think. Maybe someday you can play around with it.
Maggie and Happy are two peas in a pod ~ lovely to see all the pups together in their pack!
It's pretty yarn, but I had to go look up all the terms you used in order to figure out what you were talking about! (that is to say, I know NOTHING about spinning)
You were brave to attempt core spinning! I thought about it, but then I remembered that some of my singles look like they were core spun and I gave up.
As usual, your pups are scene stealers! Love them all!
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