SSS…

April 22nd, 2007

…or the Second Skein Syndrome. Do you have this problem? When you’ve spun a bit of fiber that results in two skeins, does the second one end up noticeably more regular and thinner? This seems to be a trend with me lately, enough so that I felt the need to name it. SSS.

This is the wool/soy silk all plied up and ready to go once I’ve got my pattern worked out. I am going to knit a kerchief out of this, because I am in desperate need of another one. The first one I knit gets so much use that I would like other colors to choose from. What better way to make it than with my own handspun?

This is the second yarn that I’ve used the Navajo plying technique, but I don’t think that I do it right. The way I do it results in probably exactly the same thing, but my process is a bit less smooth. I find that I need to make a length of the chain before I spin it, spin it, then make another length, spin it, and so forth. It works.

Knitting? Oh yeah, I remember that. No really, I’ve been doing a good bit of knitting lately, but not as much as previous months. I’ve started a lot of things, but not finished much. I’m still working on the sunset socks, and I’ve just today started another pair of socks with some Socks That Rock I recently ordered. Pictures later when there’s more to show. I haven’t touched the lace shawl because I keep getting discouraged by needing to rip back. I have a hard time coping with knitting that requires my full attention. I will get through it, because I really do enjoy it.

Other than that I’ve got tons of ideas going through my head; I’ve been perusing a borrowed (from the library) copy of Barbara Walker’s Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, which has been giving me many ideas. I plan to swatch up a few of my favorites, just for kicks, and to submitt to this previously mentioned site.

All in all, it’s been a bit boring in my knitting world lately. I think I still itch for that large project to keep me occupied. I haven’t had the money lately to buy a large bulk of yarn, so….yeah.

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 at 8:55 pm and is filed under Knitting, Spinning. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Comments are closed.