Spinning eventually gets you yarn
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:09 am (spinning)
After a few spinning get togethers I finally finished the singles of my BFL roving. I took the time to ply it up the other night from a center pull ball - I always love using up every bit of singles I can. I wound it off on the niddy, and then fulled it using the hot/cold/hot/warm/cold sink washing method, and whacking it against the counter top as many times as I could manage. Here are results!
Yarn on the Niddy:
Closeup:
This is what it looks like when you pop it off the niddy:
Finally, the fulled yarn:
I thought I was adding a ton of ply twist to this, as I hadn’t taken extra care to add a lot of extra twist during the singles phase. However, once it was fulled and washed it hangs dead straight - so it really balanced itself out. I also didn’t feel like my singles were very consistent. I kept finding small bits of shorter fiber (second cuts) in the roving, and cursing it as I tried to pick it out. Overall though I’m very pleased with how well this yarn looks in the skein, and I love the richness of the colors. The colors here are fairly accurate (no touchups on the photos either colorwise), unlike the pictures I took of the roving here.
I am planning on making socks out of this. I was thinking it would be fingering weight while spinning it, but after fulling it looks quite a bit thicker than that. Only knitting a swatch sock will tell what gauge I’m really getting. I’m planning on doing toe-up so I can use every inch of yarn too. I’m debating splitting the skein into two balls. It weighs exactly 4 ounces - I have no idea how many yards.
Kristy said,
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:25 am
That is just beautiful! It just almost seems to glow on my computer screen. I can’t wait to see the socks made from this yarn!
Mom said,
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:05 am
Very rich browns. They are great fall colors.
Abigail said,
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:08 am
It’s beautiful! I have the feeling it is richer in real life. Will you be at spinning or knitting this week?
marian said,
October 24th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Nancy, that looks great. I made my way over to Weaving Works a couple of weeks ago and added some BFL to my stash. You’ve given me something to aspire to!!
marta said,
October 29th, 2007 at 6:16 am
omg! It’s absolutely beautiful. You have such a great spinning group, too. Maybe it’s all those great vibes coming through in your yarn. Did you learn your “whap the hell out of it” method from Judith? She’s a goddess….