Weaving has been slow lately, the third towel is in progress and I can't wait for it to be done, because I really want to be weaving something else. For a change I had a go at dyeing some merino tops. I took 2 lots of 100g and dyed one in a semisolid purple and the other piece I splodged with several pinky purpley shades. The plan is to spin each one into fine singles and then ply them together.
I've made a start on one half and it's going quite well. Previously I finished spinning some alpaca fleece that I bought soon after I got my wheel. The drum carder really speeded up the preparation.
This is heavy DK weight 2 ply. The paler skein is some of the lighter parts of the fleece which I separated from the rest. I've put it in the handspun stash to mature. I have some more of this which I spun ages ago. I don't think there's enough for a sweater without adding some of another colour.
Here we have one and a bit
Sunrise socks. This is such a simple stitch pattern and it really adds texture and changes the look of the yarn patterning nicely. The yarn is merino from
YarnAddict Anni, and it is very nice to work with.
I've made a start on one half and it's going quite well. Previously I finished spinning some alpaca fleece that I bought soon after I got my wheel. The drum carder really speeded up the preparation.
This is heavy DK weight 2 ply. The paler skein is some of the lighter parts of the fleece which I separated from the rest. I've put it in the handspun stash to mature. I have some more of this which I spun ages ago. I don't think there's enough for a sweater without adding some of another colour.
Here we have one and a bit Sunrise socks. This is such a simple stitch pattern and it really adds texture and changes the look of the yarn patterning nicely. The yarn is merino from YarnAddict Anni, and it is very nice to work with.
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