Last time I blogged, I talked about the ‘Sheep to Shoe’ kit from Blue Moon Fiber Arts that I was spinning – and as you can see, now I’m done. After spinning the singles, I plied them into a three-ply yarn. It ended up quite a bit thicker than I would have liked, about 13 wraps per inch, or sport weight. I ended up with about 360 yards.
While I wouldn’t call this a complete success since I really wanted something much closer to fingering weight, I do like some things about it: I think the colors are great, and the yarn has a nice, bouncy texture. It’s probably going to turn into a heavy weight pair of socks for my husband.
Next time I try to spin sock yarn, I’ll do a couple of things differently: spin the singles slightly thinner, and ply with a bit more twist. I think if I can do those two things, I’ll end up with something much closer to fingering weight.
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very pretty!
That turned out really nice. I love the colors.
Thanks, Opal and Amy!
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