I’m so happy with the yarn that came from these three days! This is one ounce of fiber that became 234 yards of laceweight singles yarn on the drop spindle. It was starting to get really difficult at the end, and an ounce was about all I was going to get wound on… I wonder if that will improve with time as well.
I just love the way the colors look:
The fiber is more of my beloved Dicentra Designs. I never thought the drop spindle would captivate me; it just never clicked before. But now that I’m getting the hang of it, I love it. I thought I might go back to the wheel after I finished this yarn, but no, I pulled out the spindle again on day 15! Production is way down, though… this takes me forever.
Days 9 and 10 are from the drop spindle; on day 11 I finished up some yarn that was on the wheel.
Well, I had the best of intentions to spin every day of the tour, but it just didn’t happen on Friday. I was getting ready to vend at the “Crazy Daze” event in downtown Albany on Saturday. (Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the sun and the bargains!)
Anyway, here is my progress from days 5, 6, and 8:
I’m particularly happy with day 8… I spent the day practicing with the spindle, and by the end I had a little under 100 yards of lace weight singles yarn. I am starting to get it, whoo hoo!
Day 3 – plied the baby camel
Day 4 – started this BFL from Dicentra Designs
Totally loving these colors!
Hand spun Blue Face Leicester from Dicentra Designs. This was a super quick and easy project — a floppy little hat for Veronica. I hope it fits! I plied the yarn with an iridescent thread, so it has sparkle:
Craftgawker
Etsy Mini
