I split the roving down the middle and spun half of it up, then chain-plied it. I overplied it on purpose, because I had just read this, and I like how it looks.
I finished plying and started spinning the second single yesterday, and I could hardly wait for the first skein to dry. It came out at about 194 yards and 18 wpi.
I am just beside myself, I love this so much. Here's hoping the second skein is a reasonable match.
Too bad I actually have to be productive today. Stupid Christmas decorations. Stupid laundry. Stupid dust bunnies. All I want is socks.
5 comments:
Now that is just flat-out gorgeous - skeined AND knit up! Good think you decided on socks, it seems to be a perfect fit.
Very pretty. It looks really fabulous!
Thanks for that link. I am just learning to spin and am still quite confused about plying, so it was very helpful.
And seeing your handspun getting made into socks...inspiring. Definitely a goal of mine.
Wow. Amazing spinning. Someday I hope to make yarn fine enough for socks! Beautiful work!
your yarn is absolutely gorgeous! All I would want to do is knit socks too, so I don't blame you!
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