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“Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.”
~Goethe~
My latest spinning project is under way!
I began with this gorgeous roving I purchased a while back from Fat Cat Knits (she has gorgeous rovings!):
Color: Buster
Roving: Falkland
Spun using the short-draw method (I normally use long-draw, but wanted to see if this method created a smoother yarn. It did somewhat, but I didn’t stress over getting it perfectly even.
I divided the roving in half lengthwise and wound into 2 “even” balls:
I spun each into a fingering-weight single:
The 2 almost identical bobbins:
I then plied them together to form a yarn that’s about a worsted-weight. It was so fun to watch and see when the colors lined up and when they shifted. (You’ll notice I painted my nails! I got a gel nail system for Christmas and it’s amazing! It takes me about an hour to do my own nails and about 30 minutes to do someone else’s. In total, I have 6 Gelish polish colors from Amazon, a UV lamp for curing each layer and the Gelish starter kit. You apply about 5 layers, curing each layer. It lasts for weeks without chipping or coming off. Glorious! And no dry time. You use a UV lamp, so once you’re done, you’re done and the polish is set! I’m SOLD!!)
Here is the finished 2-ply yarn on the bobbin. You can see the colors sort of matched up occasionally, but shifted in some places. I love it!
And the yarn wound into a cake, ready to be knit into something gorgeous:
I’ll be making a luscious knitted scarf with this and will post the pictures and pattern soon!
Peace and Light!
I soooo love the colors of this yarn. And love your new blog design!
Thank you! Glad you like!
Thank you for sharing. I’ve learned so much from your tutorials. In fact, after watching your spinning tutorial, I’ve purchased an antique spinning wheel. Cant wait to give it a whirl.
Fantastic! Happy spinning!