Blue Green Yarn
March 12th, 2006 at 11:16 am (spinning)
I finished spinning up my Blue Faced Leichester yarn. I took out some of the olive green in the middle that I didn’t really like. I did a two ply yarn, letting the colors fall where they might. Here are the results:
That’s only one of the skeins. I got another slightly smaller skein + one small one (the leftovers from the last bobbin that I Andean plied so I wouldn’t have any leftovers). The colors really muted down a bit when it was plied, for which I am very happy. Orig I was going to ply it with a black strand of handspun; but I’m really glad I didn’t now.
I think I have about 7 oz of this. It’s probably a sport weight yarn. Not the most consistent, but it’ll knit up fine. Wouldn’t you like a close up of the colors? I thought you would!
What do you think I could make out of this? The first thing that came to mind was maybe a Clapotis but I’m not really sure I want a shawl like that. It’s not tightly spun enough for socks; maybe a mitten/hat set? Of course I can always combine it with another yarn in a project, but the colors in this are so strong,it’d have to be just the right thing. Ideas?
marta said,
March 13th, 2006 at 7:05 am
ooooh! shiny! Looks lovely - can’t wait to fondle it. I’m envisioning a pair of snowflake mittens or gloves using just a solid and your variegated handspun. Maybe? See you later on WoW I hope.