The Frosted Rose yarn is all plied. Both the on purpose skein and the extra mini I ended up with.
I did have the partial bobbin left that I spun into a chain ply (right). It turned out to be a decent sized mini skein! I did get these wound off the bobbins and into a bath this weekend. And it’s SO HUMID here that they are taking forever to dry.
I think I will move them downstairs to near my dehumidifier in my laundry room?
Happy Spinning!!
More on the spinning marathon from last weekend. I started plying my Roses singles as the shadows started to get super long.
These singles plied fairly well. I did have some thin spots where I had to rejoin as I was plying. And FOR SURE there are some thick spots disburse in this yarn. But overall I was happy with the yarn that came out. It’s still unwashed so I have zero clue what it came out to. I really need to get to this weekend for the washing and whacking.
Oh, and I was TOTALLY right about the uneven bobbins. I had so much left on the second bobbin. I didn’t feel like messing around so I chain plied this last little bit to make a mini skein. Silver lining I guess?
Finished skeins next week! Happy Spinning!!
It took most of a sunny afternoon on my parents porch, but the rose colored singles are done!
Just eyeballing these two, I don’t think I split the fiber super well as one bobbin is bigger than the other. But I could be wrong and one is packed tighter? I need to let these singles rest and then I can start plying.
Still committed to a 2-ply for this project. And thanks to summer starting and remote work….we extended our stay and I was able to add a second day of spinning and babysitting 🙂
Happy Spinning!!
After spinning on my patio on Saturday I escaped to my parents house for Sunday brunch and babysitting. This meant I spent ALL DAY on the patio working on spinning project.
I focused one spinning the second half of my rose colored singles. It was a breezy 72 degree day and I didn’t have to adult at all. One item that occurred to me, it’s been quite a bit of time since I spun the first half. So this yarn could be quite unique.
Or it could be unique due to the rose colored wine my mom serve me? Only plying will tell!
I finally got myself to focus a wee bit and therefore finished the first half of the singles for my Frosted Roses handspun.
This is 2 ounces of singles that vary WIDLY from lace to fingering weight. I did not control this spin super well. But there were days and weeks between spinning sessions so that it bound to happen.
Now I should get the second 2 ounces started so I don’t get second bobbin syndrome! And perhaps a manicure as I see how badly my nails need TLC right now, lol.
Happy Spinning!!
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