Hi!
Last night at about 10 PM I had an urge to finish spinning my merino yarn which I nicknamed "Ducklings". I guess I felt like it was time to stop spinning this yarn, because I wanted to save more then half of the 4 oz. roving for a heavier weight yarn.
I am very pleased with the final product. The yarn is fairly consistent, with the exception of a few yards which look hideous in my eyes. But overall, I think the yarn is nice, soft, squishy and beautiful. I was going to save this post for next weekend, but I was so excited to share this so I decided to show you today. :) Here are the pictures, enjoy!
It is approximately 75 yards of a 2-ply lightweight yarn. Even though the yardage is small, it took me a really long time to finish this handspun. I'm not sure why, but it took forever.
I love the colors. They remind me of ducklings in a pond and waterlilies floating on the water.
I spun this yarn on a Turkish drop spindle and the yarn broke a lot, making it a frustrating process. However, spinning is fun, so I enjoyed spinning this for the most part. :)
After I write this post I will be soaking my handspun in some water, and hopefully that will get rid of the kinks in the yarn.
My next handspun will be a heavier weight yarn I believe. If you're a spinner, do you prefer to spin heavier weight yarns or finer weight yarns? Let me know in the comments, I would love to hear from you.
~ Emily
P.S. Knitting and Crochet Blog Week starts tomorrow! :D :D :D
Last night at about 10 PM I had an urge to finish spinning my merino yarn which I nicknamed "Ducklings". I guess I felt like it was time to stop spinning this yarn, because I wanted to save more then half of the 4 oz. roving for a heavier weight yarn.
I am very pleased with the final product. The yarn is fairly consistent, with the exception of a few yards which look hideous in my eyes. But overall, I think the yarn is nice, soft, squishy and beautiful. I was going to save this post for next weekend, but I was so excited to share this so I decided to show you today. :) Here are the pictures, enjoy!
My next handspun will be a heavier weight yarn I believe. If you're a spinner, do you prefer to spin heavier weight yarns or finer weight yarns? Let me know in the comments, I would love to hear from you.
~ Emily
P.S. Knitting and Crochet Blog Week starts tomorrow! :D :D :D
Cute! I love the name! For some reason I don't know, I always tend to spin lace and fingering weights yarns. It seems to be my go-to weight for now.
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It's gorgeous! Make sure you set the twists, just make it in the "hank loop" not the actual hank, you can look videos up on youtube if you don't know how! :) Or you can ask me, I don't mind helping!
ReplyDeleteWell done you! It's very nice
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