Fire Roving – Finished!
Posted on | July 3, 2007 | 16 Comments
I never thought it possible. I spun, plied and blocked almost 4 oz. of roving in one week. In the grand scheme of things, that’s probably not much, but it’s all relative. For me, this is a huge accomplishment. It’s amazing what total brain overload can produce when combined with the power of procrastination!
The fiber is Bonkers 50%/50% Tencel/Merino purchased from Maryland Sheep & Wool this spring. I could go on & on about these colors – I just love ‘em! They make me happy :)
Loves:
- The feel of this fiber – The merino/tencel blend was so soft and yummy
- Pre-drafting – it’s my new best friend.
- Navajo plying – what fun!
Not so much:
- It’s totally overplied (and probably overspun, too. Good learning experience. I still love it though!)
Once I learn more about twist/grist/ etc. etc. I can provide more gory details, but for now, you just get more pics!!
As I was plying my way back through the yarn, I noticed that the bobbin went from predominantly reddish/orange-ish with small sections of yellow, to very predominantly yellow with very tiny sections or red or orange. I can tell exactly where in the drafting process I started to pay attention to the order or size of the color variations – trying to control (to some extent) when the color changes occurred to make sure I wasn’t getting repeats that were too long (or repeating too quickly) I was hoping for more variegation, but not actively working toward that end for the whole process. The resulting skein could be used strategically for a project that would show off the transition of colors, but it really wasn’t my intent.
I was still thinking about socks, but if my maths are right (you know that’s always up in the air where I’m concerned), I have just shy of 200 yards of sock weight yarn (Is that it, really?? I have no concept yet of how many ounces should spin up to what ply & weight of yarn) So, socks would probably need to be anklets, if that. I’ll give some thought to it. Any suggestions? I have not yet made anything (other than swatches) with my handspun and I’m determined to remedy that problem with this yarn!
*Edited to Add:
Lookie!! Traci from Bonkers left me a comment – I can get more! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
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July 3rd, 2007 @ 10:31 pm
I feel like that yarn must taste very good! The orange is so silky and shiny and beautiful- good job!
July 4th, 2007 @ 1:42 am
What a beautiful yarn! I’m not familiar with tencel, so I think it’s best I’m not suggesting anything at all. But it looks fabulous, and I wish you good luck with whatwvwr you decid to knit from it.
July 4th, 2007 @ 2:02 am
Hey, I’m Bonkers! The woman behind Bonkers Handmade Originals. That colorway is called Calendula, and it is a repeatable color, so let me know if you want more.
The tencel/merino blend is my favorite! And your skein turned out quite lovely!
Happy spinning & knitting,
Traci Bunkers
Bonkers Handmade Originals
http://www.bonkersfiber.com
July 4th, 2007 @ 9:41 am
Shimmery and Hot! You’ve spun an amazing skein in a short time. It will be gorgeous on the needles and in your finished work.
July 5th, 2007 @ 4:14 pm
Wow! I am so impressed! That is beautiful yarn! So in awe of all spinning I’ve seen lately in the blog world. I want to learn! Anklets would work nicely.
July 5th, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
Wow, it looks amazing! I think you should go for socks, but knit them on 3US and divide by weight for the two, and start at the toe. Then you will probably get more than anklets but not end up with any funny business.
July 6th, 2007 @ 9:58 am
That is just gorgeous and in the hot colors I garvitate towards. Great job!
Jacque
July 6th, 2007 @ 10:45 am
Very impressive! Wodnerful work on that. I think the colors are beautiful too.
July 6th, 2007 @ 6:58 pm
Beautiful! You did such a great job. Those colors are great too. I know what you mean about spinning a whole 4oz in one week, sometimes it’s so hard to find the time!
July 8th, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
It’s so pretty! I think you should spin lots more and make a beautiful top. You wouldn’t want to hide that yummy stuff inside your shoes, where we can’t see it! :)
July 10th, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
That turned out so well! It is stunning. Almost makes me want to learn to spin, but I can only handle so many loves at one time.
I vote for a really open scarf, like the Montego Bay Scarf from IK. You might have enough if you made it narrow with big needles.
July 10th, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
Wow…that is gorgeous! Great photo too. I am so NOT the person to give advice on scok yarn or socks, but anything you knit out of that yarn will be stunning.
July 12th, 2007 @ 1:26 am
Good job, your plied yarn is gorgeous! I like the colors too!
July 12th, 2007 @ 9:44 am
That’s just plain gorgeous yarn there chickie. Wish we could swap each other some of your over- and my under- mojo – we’d be in business then! But I have to say – that looks really really really good!!!
July 12th, 2007 @ 7:27 pm
THAT is some seriously beautiful yarn there – really really lovely.
July 28th, 2007 @ 8:16 pm
Hola faretaste
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