That, my dear friends, is yarn. But not just any yarn- it’s the first yarn I spun on my new double treadle Fricke spinning wheel. I LOVE it. The wheel and the yarn, that is. It’s from 8 0z of Merino fiber and in total I got about 264 yards of two ply worsted-ish weight. There are some thick to thin places, but it’s the most even thing I’ve spun on the wheel yet. I’m not entirely satisfied with the yards I got compared to the weight, but I think I will get better with that in time. That, or I have off kilter expectations. If you’re a spinner, would you leave me a comment and let me know how much yarn I should expect to get from 8oz? Either an answer to that question or a resource I could use to find it would be greatly appreciated.
The colorway of the roving is “Primrose”, though if I think of a better name I may call it something else. It’s slightly heathered, I’m sure it will be even prettier knit up. I managed not to put so much twist in it that it would lose it’s softness. This stuff is incredibly soft. I just want to pet it!
I already have a 2 oz. pink / purple mystery wool batt going, but after I finish that, I’m moving on to:
This color is really hard to photograph- it’s less pink than the pictures indicate.
Oh, and one more picture- a better image of the BFL I spun on the rented wheel:
sigh I love yarn. :)
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