Friday, January 27, 2012

You spin me right round baby

My second skein! I spun this from Cormo roving I bought at Rhinebeck. I used my super basic top whorl drop spindle. It was very nice to spin. Much more earthy and rustic than the first wool I worked with which was dyed BFL top. This had some vegetable matter in it and maybe a little lanolin left over. It had a nice sheepy smell. I tried to spin a little more evenly and was able to do so to some extent. I'm guessing it varies between fingering and heavy worsted.   


It's not a ton, but I have 3.2 ounces and about 107 yards. I've been trying to think of what to make with it. Maybe something like this:                                                         or this:




I think I have enough to do something simple like these. What I really love about this yarn is the color. It's totally natural and is the best soft, creamy white. It made me never want to work with dyed fiber again. But then, as I was putting my spindle away in my spinning bin, this braid caught my eye:


This is BFL top I also bought at Rhinebeck from the lovely dyer Into the Whirled. The color way is called Curry in a Hurry and it is so warm and yummy. I've been saving it until I'm good enough not to make a total mess of it. So, my decision to only spin natural wool flew right out the window and I'm itching to get started on this.