Because I need a new hobby
yeah right.
Katy sent me a couple of ziploc bags of fleece from Pink Cyclone and Hope – I’ve never spun before, even though I’ve had the drop spindle since Christmas.
I started with Pink Cyclone. After burying my face in the big puff of fiber for a loooong time, I got started.
It ain’t necessarily pretty, but for a first attempt, I’m pleased – it held together, so I got something right.
I’m working on an afghan that I’m patterning after a quilt I saw in a magazine, I used my brand new yarn in it.
That big puffy part that doesn’t quite match and is totally not the same weight yarn? Yeah, that’s mine.
I was going to wait to spin Hope’s fiber until I got some cards and was able to hand card it (like I think you are actually supposed to). I’m impatient and went for it today.
It’s an improvement over my initial try. I’m already making deals with myself over what I?Ǭ† have to do in order to get me some more fiber…. mmmmm …. soft alpaca fiber …. mmmmm…..
Now go see Katy for more fiber yummies.
June 26th, 2009 at 1:45 am
I had a drop spindle habit for quite a while. It’s soothing work. I had some goats wool (fur? Stuff?) that I adored the feel of. I can’t think of what it was called now and I’m too lazy to google. A pretty blue. Ahhh.
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June 26th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Mohair!
June 26th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Holy cow. Errrr. Goat? Sheep? That’s awesome Dawn.
June 26th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Very exciting! Looks lovely, and you’re making fast progress in learning.
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June 26th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I’ve always wanted to try spinning my own yarn.This might just be the time!
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June 26th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hey, that looks like my first attempt, second attempt, third attempt…..I keep getting told that I will improve so it’s nice to see that someone else is making the same chunky monkey yarn that I spin.
I love the drop spindle…..it just has to learn to love me.
Good luck!
June 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Goat? Sheep? That?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s awesome stuff there.
June 28th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Impressive.
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June 29th, 2009 at 8:34 am
I am impressed. I tried a while ago to spin but just kept throwing the spindle across the room. Now I REFUSE to spin. My own theory is that fleeces take up more room than yarn, lovely, lovely yarn and so I can have more bang for the closet space if I just bought stuff that someone else made.
June 30th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
I feel like I’m going to have a panick attack just looking at doing this. For an Art major, I’m not so crafty and quite clumsy.
Just stopping by to shout out! I’ve enjoyed you today!
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July 1st, 2009 at 9:02 am
So impressed at the spinning!!
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July 30th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
omg, are you awesome or what? I didn’t know you were a knitter! And, and, a spinner! We will have to get together and talk yarn sometime. Oh yes.