Too Many Addictions
 Having said that, I am trying to do a single ply yarn and I am not going to spin anymore until I have a chance to knit with it and see how it behaves. The spindle was getting too heavy so I decided to wind what I had spun onto the noddy. I don't have a PVC noddy yet. Paul has to make me one. We just have to get to the hardware store for the parts. I should be able to get that done this weekend, I hope. Since I didn't want to wet my wood noddy I had to take the yarn off the noddy when I gave it a bath. It instantly curled up like crazy. So I bathed it in hotish water for 15 minutes, squeezed it out in a paper towel and it is now hanging on the shower rod with a spritz bottle hanging from it to keep it straight. When it's dry I will wind it into a ball and post a picture.
Having said that, I am trying to do a single ply yarn and I am not going to spin anymore until I have a chance to knit with it and see how it behaves. The spindle was getting too heavy so I decided to wind what I had spun onto the noddy. I don't have a PVC noddy yet. Paul has to make me one. We just have to get to the hardware store for the parts. I should be able to get that done this weekend, I hope. Since I didn't want to wet my wood noddy I had to take the yarn off the noddy when I gave it a bath. It instantly curled up like crazy. So I bathed it in hotish water for 15 minutes, squeezed it out in a paper towel and it is now hanging on the shower rod with a spritz bottle hanging from it to keep it straight. When it's dry I will wind it into a ball and post a picture.My daughter, Henny, now has a knitting blog and I am so proud of her. I just added the link to my sidebar.
 P.S. Here is the picture of the yarn wound into a centre pull ball. It could be more even but the skein wasn't twisting anymore when it dried. Now to knit something small and see how the yarn behaves.
P.S. Here is the picture of the yarn wound into a centre pull ball. It could be more even but the skein wasn't twisting anymore when it dried. Now to knit something small and see how the yarn behaves.
       
  















 
3 Comments:
At 11:39 p.m., Beth said…
 Beth said…
That is BEAUTIFUL!
I can't wait to see what you knit with it.
At 7:10 a.m., Unknown said…
 Unknown said…
I know what you mean - since I got bitten by the spinning bug I haven't accomplished anything!
Your yarn looks lovely - are you going to keep it as a single or do another and ply it?
At 7:28 a.m., Yosemite said…
 Yosemite said…
This I kept as a single. I knit with it and the results aren't too bad. The twist did come out once I had it hanging with weight so the skein is balanced and the knitting isn't biasing so that's good. What I would like to eventually accomplish is be able to spin fine enough to get a lace weight with 2 ply.
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