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Starting Bobbin #2

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Here comes bobbin #2 for the Pigskin Party 2025 spinning. I can definitely tell that I am less inspired by this color palette.

I have the first few bits on the Sparrow and the second bobbin. There is interesting fiber in here. I have super crazy soft merino combined with some toothy long wool and everything in between. I have lost my single several times with the soft stuff.

This is for sure an end product spin. Lots of dark, grey and otherwise mundane colors. The green is an interesting pop of color. Happy Spinning!!!

Bobbin #1 ✔️

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I got a little hyper fixated on my latest spinning project and blasted through 3.5 ounces of fiber.

I really enjoyed these blues and they stacked up so pretty. I am not gonna lie that I love being able to see the ends. There was a lot of sari silk in this mix of bits and bobs. NOT my favorite to spin and I pulled out a lot of the nups.

I am starting to get a feel for this wheel and my spinning still has thick/thin variations. And I am learning! Now I am on to the second bag. I think I will spin the neutrals/hodgepodge next and save the pinks for last.

Happy Spinning!!

Spinning All The Minis

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I have wrapped up my last SSK fiber mini spinning project and I am itching to start another one. I still need to wind and measure those handspun skeins but I can’t find all my tools at the moment.

In the meantime I am prepping my next set of fiber plans. I have 12 ounces of miscellaneous fiber types and colors and I wanted to do a sort of combo spin.

I split the fiber up by colors in three equal parts to the best of my ability. Then for each color I broke the bigger bits up into smaller bits and bobs. I will pull randomly from the pile and complete for each of the three plies.

The blue pile was my favorite! Each section is just a hair shy of 4 ounces. This blue pile does have a ton of silk in it and that’s not my favorite but I will survive, lol.

This last pile was kind of the “et all” section and got most of the neutrals and whatever fiber made the weights equal out. It will be the wildest of the three plies but should make for an interesting yarn.

Now just to find extra time in my day for all this spinning!! Happy Spinning!

All Plied Up

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It took me a few bobbins and about 1,000 adjustments but I managed to get all of the singles into plied yarn. And it only took four bobbins for this SSK fiber mini spinning project.

Bonus points, the view has been pretty nice here at the Grandparents. I need to wait until I get home and get this yarn wound off into skeins to wash and measure. I finally felt more comfortable with the tension and moving the parts around by bobbin #3.

The three bobbins on the right are all 2-ply skeins where I just let the colors combine as they came off the singles. I had a little bit of singles left on one of the bobbins so I chain plied all those to use them up. It will make a wee little skein.

All in all, I am pretty pleased so far! Happy Spinning!!

Plying With The Tools At Hand

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I have the weekend booked at Casa Grandparents and I am without all my tools. But I wanted to finish spinning this handspun I brought on my Sparrow.

I found a cardboard box in the recyling and stole two wall hangers for thread from my mom’s sewing room and made do. It was not the smoothest plying but it is putting yarn on the bobbin.

I am still learning this e-wheel and it’s setting. I am struggling with the tension and take-up compared to the Kiwi 3 I have been spinning on. And at the end of the day, I am still making yarn. So as long as I am having fun, I am doing it right!

Happy Spinning!!

The Second Bobbin

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The second bobbin of my SSK spinning project is filling up nicely. I managed to give the grands to the grandparents for the evening and snag some spinning time and a cold beer.

I am still spinning with no plan and just grabbing whatever color feels good. All vibes, no plan. And I am still getting used to my Sparrow e-wheel. It takes a few tweaks now and again, especially after transporting to and fro. But I am learning as I go and I think it is going okay.

A few more minutes of alone time and I will have these singles done! Happy Spinning!!

Okay, But More Singles

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Happy Labor Day to those that observe.

I did some noodling and decided that I am going to combine my SSK 2024 fiber minis with my SSK2025 fiber minis. This would give me 12 ounces of fiber in total to work with. I am thinking considering a three ply or possibly a 2 ply that alternates which bobbing I am pulling from.

This second bag of eight ounces, I did a wee bit more planning. I laid the minis out and sorted them into basically warm and cool color families. It was not a perfect system as I did have to do some mixing to get the ounces to be two equal four ounce portions.

Now to get these started on my wheel! Happy Spinning!!

Four Ounces Of Singles

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I was stuck in a four hour public meeting on Zoom and I decided to focus on the SSK2024 singles that are on my Sparrow e-wheel.

I filled the bobbin without really managing the color thinking too hard. I didn’t put any of the same colors back to back was my only rule.

And I love these 3D printed bobbins bc I can see all the layers of the singles like a little cake all laid out. Safe to say that four ounces fits easily on one of these bobbins but not much more. I need to do some noodling what do next with these singles, I just kinda started spinning with no plan and now all of the singles are on one bobbin….

Happy Spinning!!

Spinning Progress: SSK 2024

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The fact that this wheel is compact and sits on my desk has definitely made it easier to spin more consistently.

I have managed to get through four or five little bumps of fiber so far. I need to pre-draft most of them as they have been smushed up in a bag for over a year. And I have been able to spin fairly thinly so far. I am still learning this wheel and it’s process. It may take us a while to get to know each other.

Happy Spinning!!

Spinning Clouds

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I have been lacking craft motivation lately. I haven’t felt like doing much now that we can be outside again. To break up my doldrums, I pulled some cashmere cloud from my spinning stash to put on the wheel.

This is the Cumulus fiber from Oink Pigments that I picked up at SSK 2024. It’s 80% merino and 20% cashmere so its BUTTER soft. I split the fiber in 1/2 and I will make a 2-ply. I want something drapey and soft to make a cowl of sorts?

The fiber is spinning quite lovely. Some parts are coming out solid colors and others are marled depending on how I draft the fiber. My muscles are out of shape so I am only spinning 20 minutes at a time to get back in shape and reduce the strain on my hands. I did my default short forward draw so my hands are getting a workout.

Happy Spinning!!