It's just that it's so easy for me to spin and not so easy for me to knit when my family is driving me nuts. And I really really really wanted to make some 3 ply yarn.
Why don't more knitting spinners and spinning knitters make 3 ply? (Maybe they do and I just don't realize it.) But it seems like most of the ones I run across are talking about 2 ply for knitting. And I have to say, there's something so much better about 3 ply!
With that said, here's my first skein:
And here's the second one:
These were both made from the same singles, but I had a more satisfactory arrangement of the singles for plying without tangles on the second skein. I think I'm starting to get the hang of this.
The-Brown-Sheep-mill-ends-turned-into-a-batt made wonderful thin strong singles and I am getting pretty darn consistent with them. Some of the inconsistencies in the yarn are from the first bobbin's worth of singles, before I carded it.
My next plan is to bring the drum carder over to my house soon and tackle the mixed browns! I think they will make great batts!
Here's a bright orange flower growing in the yard:
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I'm doing some three-ply right now too. Yours look a lot nicer than mine. I have one under-spun and one over-spun skein. sigh. But I have plenty more fiber to get it right.
I love how the cosmo goes with your blog!
I just love this! It's the perfect color and sheen. Great work!
I don't know why no one talks about 3 ply. Hm.
Looks good though. Can't wait to see what you card up!
I'm still having trouble with 2 ply, but your spinning is beautiful.
Wow 3 ply! It is so lovely...the color...the texture...you'll have to tell us what it is like to knit with. :)
I like 3-ply too, but for me, mostly I 2-ply because I like to knit lacey stuff lately with my handspun, and I like the 2-ply for lacey stuff.
I do 3-ply, but I need to get some more bobbins, or, if I got more bobbins would they just get filled with more spinning WIPs too?
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