Sunday 31 Jan 2010

Cycles

I tend to vascillate between knitting and spinning in cycles.  The cycles may seem random to the casual observer, but I think they’re actually a function of stash accumulation.  When the yarn starts to pile up, I break out the sticks.  When the fiber supply can’t be contained, I head for the wheel(s).

This weekend I spun some superwash top I bought at the Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair many years ago.  Aren’t the colors spectacular:

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I Navajo plied the singles and got about 200 yards of a dense, chunky weight yarn.

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I’m thinking it would make a good bag, maybe with cables.

Spinning the top gave me some room to store my latest fiber acquisition–some lovely carded thrums I got from Spinderella:

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I love spinning Lynn’s fibers. They always make such interesting yarn. And, if they weren’t already reasonably priced, she’s running a Valentine special if you’re a member of her Ravelry group.
Oh, dear, somebody stop me from buying more!

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10 Responses to “Cycles”

  1. # Carole on 01 Feb 2010 at 5:24 am

    I am always knitting a lot but I do tend to spin in cycles. I’ll admit I get hot and cold with it - right now I’m spinning every day, even if just for a little while.
    I love the colors of your newly finished yarn!

  2. # margene on 01 Feb 2010 at 5:37 am

    I have so many thrums of Lynn’s from years past. I need to get into a spin cycle.

  3. # Angie on 01 Feb 2010 at 7:41 am

    So pretty!

  4. # Cookie on 01 Feb 2010 at 4:44 pm

    Beautiful!

    I keep waiting for the yarn to overtake the desire to spin. I may die in an avalanche of handspun one day. What a way to go. ;^)

  5. # Manise on 01 Feb 2010 at 10:54 pm

    Beautiful singles, yarn and thrums! I bought some too that’s begging to be spun up! I pampered my wheel with Wood Beams this weekend and she should be rearing to go.

  6. # Laurie on 03 Feb 2010 at 3:43 pm

    Love Lynn’s thrums, always great prep,and fun to spin.

    Love your yarn. Nice soft, fluffy yarn.

  7. # Kathy on 04 Feb 2010 at 4:32 am

    That handspun looks great! I too love Lynn’s fiber.

  8. # Batty on 14 Feb 2010 at 8:08 am

    Oooh, pretty!

    I also spin in cycles. There are days when I can’t put down the spindle, or can’t move away from the wheel. Then, I don’t touch either for weeks. It’s weird.

  9. # Rowan on 24 Feb 2010 at 4:58 pm

    Those colors are GORGEOUS. And wow, I’m a naive spinner. I didn’t realize you could purchase superwash roving… I take my fiber from straight off the animal (I have alpacas and my aunt has fiber goats) all the way to double ply, but I’ve been getting sick of that and recently have been buying all my roving from a local place… I wonder if they have superwash.

  10. # mary on 25 Feb 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Are you ever going to update this site?

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