Fiber Heaven
November 9th, 2006
I picked up my new roving order today, and this is my second purchase from Maine Woods Yarn from Etsy. I can’t believe how wonderfully soft this stuff is. The shades of green roving that I bought was the same blend of wool, but it wasn’t nearly this silky and smooth. I spun up a little bit as a tester earlier, and it just glides right through my hands. I bought the natural color because I thought that it would be fun dyeing it later, but I don’t know if I can bring myself to do it. I’m falling in love with the natural color.
I decided to do things a bit differently this time. I’m tearing the wool into roughly 1″ wide strips, of several feet long. I think having little bits that I can wrap around my wrist and do a little bit every day will help me better practice my technique. If I do a little bit here and there, instead of excitedly doing it all at once, may result in a better yarn. We’ll see.
I’m really anxious to spin up another bundle that I prepared, because it’s just so soft.
More good news, I finally finished another pair of socks! I was so excited to put these on once I finished, that I changed socks right in the cafe I was knitting.
I don’t blame you-those are cute socks! I took my shoes off in the cafe on Saturday to show my knitting buds. Oh well, knitters are allowed these things!