Last night I finished plying the first two bobbins of singles. I'm not patient enough to count yardage, but it weighs about 210 grams. This is a little less than half-way through the pound.
I'm hoping to get enough yarn to make a vest. I think I'd need to buy about 2 pounds to be sure of having enough yarn for a whole sweater.
I took some pictures of my wheel the other day just because it was there. Here's one:
Yarn Acquisition
I ended up ordering some Spindrift from Camilla Valley Farms in Canada. It seemed like the surest way to get the colors I wanted in a hurry. One of my local yarn shops does carry Spindrift, but I know they were trying to clear out the old stock in the spring and I don't think they'll be ordering new until closer to fall. Camilla Valley has good prices and very speedy shipping. I recommend them for anyone trying to assemble the colors for a complex Fair Isle project.
I'm going to tinker with my Fair Isle plans a bit and hope to get started on that soon.
11 comments:
Your yarn looks beautiful. It's so soft and fluffy, and the depth of the colors is amazing.
Also, it makes me covet a wheel even more.
Lovely yarn. I should spin today--you're making me feel all twitchy for spinning. :)
Beautiful handspun! I love those colors. It will be so pretty knit up in a sweater too! :)
Mmmmm, yummy color on your handspun.
It looks great! I seldom see anyone spinning enough for a big garment.
I should give them a try but I usually spend more that $25.00 and that gives me free shipping with Two Swans.
Two pounds to make a sweater. Hm, now I have the urge to weigh my sweaters.
That fiber spun up beautifully.
lovely wheel, but I should need a driving license to use it!
Great work!
That's really lovely. It's more like a real oil painting versus a print from a poster shop, not the simile you used on the knittyboard! Nice yarn.
Stunning! I have a friend who is a magic weaver (transplanted to CA from Delafield) who let me spin for an hour once. I loved it - but it was clearly a First Attempt. I'd be a Process Spinner too...not fussy about what came out but relishing the spinning. I stand in awe of you - I can barely WRITE "Fair Isle" nevermind do it. Anticipating meeting up, Ill be honored to shake your hand! (Do you offer assistance with the appearane of the blog to creaky ancient old hippies?) :o)
I'm always anxious to see what you end up creating in your fair isle designs! You definitely have a knack for color selection!
Love love the spin.
Keep it up! Summer is for Spinning.
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