When I visit the local yarn store, which is more often than I should, I've made a conscious effort to avoid buying anything green. I own enough green yarn to last a knitter 2 lifetimes. I think I've succeeded in this effort, but now it seems I'm stuck on red. I really do need to branch out on the color wheel, but not today.
This is Mountain Colors' Ruby River Targhee Top Plied 3 Ways. It sounds like a delicious dish they'd serve on Iron Chef, but it's just yarn with singles spun the same (don't ask me about ratios, I just put the yarn on the leader and let 'er rip), but plied differently.
The yarn at the bottom of the photo is my first attempt at Navajo plying. I love the way that the stripes of color are preserved and I think chain plying is incredibly clever. It may not have a whole lot of uses in everyday knitting because of weakness and breakage potential, but whoever dreamed this technique up was brilliant. The top yarn is fantabulous (even if I must say so myself). I bought the commercial mohair that Mountain Colors makes in the same colorway and plied them together. It's light, bouncy and wears a pretty halo. In a word, yummy. The center yarn was wrapped into an Andean bracelet and plied. Although it turned out well, this is not my favorite way to ply. I like it so little, this was only the second time I've used this method.
I'm pretty excited about the mohair blend. I've got a whopping 240 yards of a fairly bulky yarn. I don't have a dohickey to measure wraps per inch, but I'd say there's enough there for a really toasty hat and maybe some mittens.
I have a lot to show for having spent around 8 hours at my spinning wheel today. I wish every day was Saturday.
8 comments:
That red is very very un missable red, would be great as a toast hat and mittens and you wouldn't lose them. Lovely.
I LOVE RED! I like your blog too, cause my neighbors got 4 llama's and she doesn't knit! LOL I was thinking of taking up the craft, but I have nothing, nor do I know anything about spinning my own yarns. (Well if you read my blog, I do a pretty good job I suppose! LOL) Anyway, the carding thing has me confused....LOL
Thank you Mrs. Cravitz. Carding is hard work!! I've been trying to card the same dog hair since June. It makes me itch.
I hope your neighbor at least sells her fleece.
Glennis,
I think this red yarn will be a hat. If I'm lucky, some mitts, too.
I like your blog too, cause my neighbors got 4 llama's and she doesn't knit! LOL I was thinking of taking up the craft, but I have nothing, nor do I know anything about spinning my own yarns. (Well if you read my blog, I do a pretty good job
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As red is my favourite colour I think this vibrancy is beautiful. As is your creative talent.
CJ xx
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So glad I found you....I am a knitter and spinner and I have had so much fun reading your blogs and seeing all that you are creating.....Beautiful......
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