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You would not believe the feel of this wool; it's almost like it's alive under your hands. I want to find the perfect project match for it, too. (It's fingering weight; I have 900 yards.)
Pink yarn dyed with Grape Crush Soda.
Project notes here:
www.ravelry.com/projects/historyweaver/ballband-bag-recipe
Needlefelted a flower to the edge.
I brought some wool and yarn home from the farm on the weekend. This batch is some wool that Mom bought in Wales in 1977. Unfortunately, it breaks easily. I've been in touch with the woolen mill in Wales and the woman I was in contact with told me that it might have been damp at some point. That is possible, and I also think there might have been moths. It's a shame not to be able to use it as it's a lovely colour.
I blended 90% corriedale/suffolk fleece with about 10% angora on my handcarders. Spun the yarn on a lovely bottom whorl spindle made by my friend Marion. I used Fire Red Jacquard Dye on the yarn.What I got looks like hot pink. Disappointed with the color, but I really don't like red any way. And besides....this was an experiment.
I was putting my yarn away and started playing with the colors. Can you see the issues I have with organization? This is all wool yarn from Universal Yarns.
Two-ply wool yarn I spun on an Ashford traditional wheel.
Undyed merino roving, very soft and lofty. As much as I enjoy handdyed yarns and rovings, I also appreciate the simplicity of a natural color. I really like the way this yarn looks.
This was my first larger-scale plying project so some of it came out loose and kind of wonky. However, it's very very soft and light and would be great for a baby item. I think once it's knitted the sins of plying won't be noticeable.
155 yards 2-ply worsted weight, 11-12 WPI.
75% superwash wool/25% nylon Bare Yarn from Knit Picks, after I dyed it with Wilton's cake icing coloring in Juniper Green.