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A Spinning Study...
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For those of you that spin, I thought it would be interesting to do a spinning study of my own- complete with notes, photos and, hopefully, results!!!!
For my first foray, I am in pursuit of my favorite sock yarn- Koigu PPPM (I'm pretty sure that's it. The 100% merino wool, with a gorgeous twist) That twist and bounce is what I am after. Can I duplicate that? I have some wool from Sheep Shed Studio and it's lovely. With a bit of mohair in it, it's bouncy, squoosy and soft. And to think I never knew it existed before an amazing deal fell into my lap.
So, some details for this... I believe it's a two ply, fingering weight. So that's my first duty. To spin a squoosy single to ply. Off to do it with my "Blueberry Stain", SSS wool. I will try to post throughout the week--ooooh, speaking of this week. Since it is spring break for my daughter, we decided to head out of town! We're going to one of my best friend's *new!!* house for the first half. It's going to be a treat for me because when she goes to work for a couple hours, I have nothing to do but spin- and my daughter gets to play with new cats! (which she loves!) No house to clean, not laundry to do. nothing but spin, knit and find some LYS! Perfect time to pick this project.
For my first foray, I am in pursuit of my favorite sock yarn- Koigu PPPM (I'm pretty sure that's it. The 100% merino wool, with a gorgeous twist) That twist and bounce is what I am after. Can I duplicate that? I have some wool from Sheep Shed Studio and it's lovely. With a bit of mohair in it, it's bouncy, squoosy and soft. And to think I never knew it existed before an amazing deal fell into my lap.
So, some details for this... I believe it's a two ply, fingering weight. So that's my first duty. To spin a squoosy single to ply. Off to do it with my "Blueberry Stain", SSS wool. I will try to post throughout the week--ooooh, speaking of this week. Since it is spring break for my daughter, we decided to head out of town! We're going to one of my best friend's *new!!* house for the first half. It's going to be a treat for me because when she goes to work for a couple hours, I have nothing to do but spin- and my daughter gets to play with new cats! (which she loves!) No house to clean, not laundry to do. nothing but spin, knit and find some LYS! Perfect time to pick this project.
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