basimah knits… and spins… and maybe complains about things a little…

September 18, 2006

some proof i’m still alive

Filed under: spinning

and not only am i not dead, i do actually spin from time to time.  i’ve got a picture to prove it…

spin, span, spun

the greyish part is some wool with strands of sari silk in a worstedish singles.  the purpley part is some merino/silk 3 ply (navajo) fingering weight which will become the cuff part of a pair of socks.  i’m thinking i’ll do the feet part in plain black (just have to get the yarn, so someday).  the shiny-looking green stuff on the spindle is some 2ply thick/thin dk/worsted/chunky silk hankies that i dyed with koolaid.  i was going for hot pink and lime green to spin together, but the hot pink turned out mostly red, so they looked like lame christmas together and i decided to spin and use each color separately.

so now to the stuff that the yarns are napping on.  it’s nearly a pound of brown sheep wool/mohair (sposed to be the same stuff used for lamb’s pride yarn).  i LOVE the color, even more than i thought i would based on the seller’s pics.  it’s a deep autumny russetey red… gorgeous.  i’ve not spun any up yet, but it’s pretty compact and will probably need a fair bit of predrafting… that’s alright though.  it’s still awesome and was very reasonably priced.

so i guess that’s that for now.






















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