More Yarns Off The Wheel

I am still plying singles. The latest to come off the Bea are the dark gray Cotswold I got from Wooly Wool of the West and some odds and ends of white wool I had tucked in my stash. I've worked on the blue superwash for so long I just had an itch to tackle a few small things for the gratification of completing them.



I was pretty pleased with this skein - the weight is compatible with the yarn I spun for my gray Cotswold sweater - which was a huge relief to find I could match the gauge so my sweater will not change in size when I knit with this! Out of 4.2 ounces I got 240 yds of 3-ply.



This skein was a combination of two odd lots of white wool I had left. One was 100% merino, the other lost it's tag ages ago and my only certainty is it's wool. It was actually fairly soft so I had no qualms about pairing the two. I made a plump 2-ply of 130 yards out of 5.3 ounces. My only disappointment is I over-spun it a bit. I think I've trained myself a bit too well to add too much twist to 2-ply. It certainly is round and at least it hasn't lost any of it's softness!





Posted by Gloria Patre at 8/10/2010 7:09 PM
Categories: Yarn, Spinning, Fiber
Tags: merino south african top cotswold handspun
 

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