February Lady (FlintKnits) in Falkland Shetland for the Eldest
And a couple pair of socks.
We are heading to E. Kansas to visit the Guy's dad and step-mother EOW. These projects should keep me out of trouble. I think...
At the wheel.
Alpaca, spinning up pretty thin.
I have this...
And this...
that looks like this as singles and plied...
My plan is to ply it all together and see how much I get!
Next up is the Jacob I scoured. It's all carded (by color/shade). And weighed in at 1 lb., 1 3/8 oz. (down from 2 lbs. pre-scouring!)
In the pot
I have been 'practicing' some more at handpainting, and combining/blending colors.
Resulting in this...
which may end up as Navajo plying practice, or more coats for soap! I used more of the white wool top seconds, so this is only practice stuff and really serves as nothing more.
Through the hackle
This! I made a diz using a juice lid, and it has held up better than the cardboard or thinner plastic ones I attempted blending with the homemade DIY hairpick hackle. I actually sort of got the hang of it.. I think. This is 3 colors of merino I blended together. I am anxious to see what it looks like spun up, but I am a monogamous type of girl, and also have only four bobbins, so will need to finish the alpaca first.
If it works, if I see that I have this blending thing going, I have a bit of cashmere, a wee bit of paco vicuna, and some silk that I thought I would try making, you know, a real luxury blend...of about 2 1/2 oz.!
And that is all for now.
(I know. I am teetering on the edge...)
