I decided to spin it for socks, a true 3ply, with one ply Leaf Eater (green) and 2 plies Old Rose.
This is what I've got: a huge skein of 3ply, 654yds.
I'm quite happy with it. But I had some left over Old Rose on one bobbin, and an equal amount of Leaf Eater on the other. I also had some left over from another spin on another bobbin, so I decided to make another 3ply with the left overs. The blue ply was spun a little thicker, and I didn't have as much on the bobbin.
Still some left over of Old Rose and Leaf Eater (I really spun it thin). So I made a 2ply, and chain plied that.
I REALLY liked how this came out.
Now I wondered what the little skeins would look like all knit up, so I knit them up into swatches.
Both are knit with 2.75mm needles, but the right one could have used a larger size needles, but I was too lazy to go upstairs to get some. Still one can see how it looks just fine. I love both of them, but others who saw the swatches on Ravelry liked the blueish one better. Too bad there's not any more of either yarn.
A comparison of the skeins: big one 654yds, blue one 60yds, green one 23yds.
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Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
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12 comments:
Monika, deine Farben und Garne sind immer wieder ein Traum!
wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende bei uns soll es ja jetzt endlich wärmer werden....zur Zeit hat es nur 3° und das ist doch ziemlich frisch.
Lieber grüße aus dem Mühlviertel
Herta
I have complete yarn envy right now, those are absolutely fabulous!!!!! I can't wait to get my hands on the spinning wheel I have been coveting for months. Those are so beautiful!
Lovely work as usual!! I look forward to Fridays to see what you re spinning!!
Love them both - but the green one a wee bit more :) Nice outcome with one semisolid thread. Will try it myself.
I already know I'm going to love the Leaf Eater Old Rose socks!
Beautiful! It's amazing how much yarn changes when you swatch it.
They are all pretty, but Im partial to that blue swatch too!
I like both of them. I really need to learn to spin.
I'm in love and want to learn to spin now. they are all so beautiful. and the swatches are amazing too.
What a high mileage yarn you spun. It's beautiful. Is it soft?
Beautiful and very interesting too! I love all the different colors!
Poor wool, we don't want it getting lonely in the post!! It looks so nice knitted up. I could never guess what the original wool would turn into.
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