This is what’s currently on my wheel – it’s the singles I’ve spun so far from my Sheep 2 Shoe kit from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. The Sheep 2 Shoe kit consists of a bit over 8 ounces of superwash merino wool roving with instructions on how to spin it to Blue Moon’s specifications for sock yarn.
Following their directions, I’ve split the roving lengthwise into three approximately equal sections and am spinning it using the short draw method to create a semi-worsted singles yarn. After I’ve spun the three sections onto three separate bobbins, I’ll be plying them together into a three-ply yarn. With any luck, I’ll end up with the beautiful, bouncy yarn something like the Socks that Rock® yarn that Blue Moon is so well known for.
I think this is my first time spinning superwash Merino, although I’ve spun non-superwash Merino before. It is just ever-so-slightly to spin; it just seems a little more ‘grabby’ than Merino roving that hasn’t been treated. That said, it really is pretty easy to spin after making the mental adjustment to account for the grabbiness.
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