Yarn Fun

August 19th, 2008

So I’ve got some handspun and commercially spun stuff to write about today. I’ll start with the handspun…

plyasyougo

First up, the [ply-as-you-go](http://www.crafty.greenkri.com/ply-as-you-go) yarn. This is the navajo plied yarn I wrote about where I’m spinning up a length then plying it before winding on. It’s a really cool technique, and if you’re a spinner I urge you to play around with it.

I’m aiming for thin sock weight on this yarn, and hoping to get a really sturdy 3-ply. I know it’s merino which I haven’t been impressed with as a sock yarn in the past, but hopefully I can make this fairly strong and hard wearing. I’ve got a ton of this green merino, plus some dark red/purple that goes really well with it. I’m not sure I have the stamina to spin about 6oz of yarn all in the same way, but if so they’ll make some really awesome socks.

cashmeresingles

I wrote a little about this cashmere yarn I’ve been spinning up, so here’s a small update. I’ve finished both singles that will be plied together, and can’t wait to get that process started today. This has been an incredibly fun spin, and totally fitting my style. A high twist very fine yarn that I can just cruise along easily with. Sometimes it’s nice to have a challenge, but sometimes it’s nice to just do something you know and love. It doesn’t look quite so soft now, but once it’s plied and that active twist is softened up it will be ohhh so luscious.

kangaroodyer

Oh I wish you could see this yarn in person. The light is just slightly too bright, but this is an amazing hand-dyed job by the [Kangaroo Dyer](http://www.kangaroodyer.com/) Gail from Webs. She dyes some stuff for them, and said the bottom color reminded her of my hair (and her sister’s?). I’ve never worked with yarn like this (I think it’s mohair) but I’m just itching to cast some lacy something with these. I’ve just got too many projects right now, but they will sit quietly until I can really do them justice.

artyarnsilk

I wish I had taken a picture of this in the skein. It’s an amazing silk yarn by Artyarns that I bought to knit a wedding gift. I wish even more that I had taken a picture of the little silk purse that I made, because I chanced upon the *perfect* cable stitch for this yarn. This yarn is called Silk Pearl, and it’s a very shiny soft somehow chain plied yarn. I don’t think this would ever pill it’s so well made, and the colors are really interesting in semi-solids. I want to knit the rest of this into a little purse for myself, because I loved the first one so much. *Next* time I’ll be sure to take a picture.

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2 Responses to “Yarn Fun”

  1. Beth says:
    August 20, 2008 at 4:50 am

    Ooo, pretty yarn!

    I’m excited to see what you do with the mohair yarn. The project after next for me is a mohair blend cardigan (just 10%) – I can’t wait.

  2. Karla Brown says:
    November 12, 2008 at 1:48 pm

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