some proof i’m still alive
and not only am i not dead, i do actually spin from time to time. i’ve got a picture to prove it…
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.
Nice!
I like the green!
Keep spinning!
Comment by Sarah — September 18, 2006 @ 1:32 pm
The green hankies look delicious… you used artic green apple didn’t you?
Comment by Bean — September 20, 2006 @ 12:35 pm