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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Handspun : Cider House


"Cider House"
Beautiful greens, browns and reds by Greenwood Fiberworks. Handpainted BFL roving.
235 yds/113 g



I am so happy. I wanted a 3 ply, worsted weight yarn. I separated the roving in 3 equal parts. I spun each part separately. I washed them, dried them, wound them into yarn cake.



And I started to ply. I was proud of myself, because as I was plying, my 3 threads looked the same, same thickness, not thick and thin. I was really confident. I wanted to use every last bit of the 3 singles. Moment of truth, at the end of the 3 cakes. And... to my delight, I had less than a yard left on 2 of the skeins! After washing the yarn another time and drying it, I calculated how many yards I had... you know what? It's a worsted. Now I feel like the sky is the limit.
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13 comments:

  1. Audry25 January 2012 at 17:45

    That is gorgeous yarn. Something to be proud of. Now the question is, what are you going to make with it?

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  2. Unknown25 January 2012 at 18:04

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  3. Ariane25 January 2012 at 18:06

    I don't know! I was thinking about a cowl or a hat... it has to be something special!

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  4. Evelyn25 January 2012 at 22:02

    What a great success! I would love to try my hand at spinning especially after seeing what you've done. You definitely have to knit something special with this.

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  5. Tessalit25 January 2012 at 22:15

    This is beautiful! Great combination of colors, and fantastic job on the spinning. I've just started spinning, too -- isn't it addicting?

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  6. Ariane25 January 2012 at 22:39

    Thanks! I do keep it for something special. The right pattern always comes around! And yes, spinning is addicting! And not good for my wallet...

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  7. Alexandra26 January 2012 at 02:52

    I love the yarn! It's so beautiful and congratulations on spinning exactly what you wanted!

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  8. Unknown26 January 2012 at 08:21

    You are getting so good! I feel knowing how to make great yarn, makes you even better of a knitter.

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  9. Chantal Boucher26 January 2012 at 08:21

    Wow tu es vraiment bonne ! Hâte de voir le résultat !

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  10. Julie26 January 2012 at 12:38

    ooh, so beautiful!!! the colours are so rich and amazing.

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  11. Ellemme26 January 2012 at 13:43

    I really can immagine how it can become addicting.. I'd really like to spin, but.. I've no time for it, or I should knit less, and I don't want to.. Well, we'll see, who knows, maybe one day.. Anyway, your handspun seems absolutely perfect! Congratulations! :)

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  12. craftivore26 January 2012 at 14:01

    Lovely handspun! I have some BFL yarn waiting to be knit up next. I've never knit with it before and I'm really looking forward to it, can't wait to see how it behaves.

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  13. fallingstitches26 January 2012 at 22:26

    I read all the other comments that you left, but I am trying a new widget that allows me to answer ALL your comments! Unfortunately, it seems that the old ones are lost... I have them all in my mailbox, but they are no longer on the blog! humpf...

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