For christmas this year my "Secret Sister" gave me some Leicester fibre she purchased at WoolTyme. It was dyed and then twisted into a braide. The color is called ablaze and it actually reminds me of a blaze/fire. Very pretty colorway! Bev isn't a spinner but she is a knitter. She knew where to go to buy yarn but not fibre. She told me at our "Secret sister' dinner/gift exchange that she just walked into WoolTyme and said I want something that a friend can spin. I was very impressed not only with her but also with WoolTyme! Great that they are starting to meets the needs of spinners as well as knitters. Great big plus for the store.
I chose this pattern because of yardage. These mittens pattern called Maplewood only require 200 yards. The weight of the fibre was only 100 grams just enough for mittens or a cowl. Also the pattern was free over at Ravelry
The mittens took only two days to knit Although I am not being quite honest, I've only knit one mitt!
I decided to spin the fibre worsted (keeping the twist out of the draft zone) making it less fuzzy. By spinning it worsted also I wanted to show the stitch definition more clearly. Until now I haven't noticed a big difference between spinning worsted and spinning woolen, just the fuzz. But something I noticed when I was setting the twist this time, the yarn sunk to the bottom of the sink by itself. It didn't stay afloat as when I spin woolen. So I guess there is more air in woolen spun yarn than worsted spun yarn. Something to think about!!
Now I had better get at that second mitten!!
Thanks for visiting!!
I chose this pattern because of yardage. These mittens pattern called Maplewood only require 200 yards. The weight of the fibre was only 100 grams just enough for mittens or a cowl. Also the pattern was free over at Ravelry
The mittens took only two days to knit Although I am not being quite honest, I've only knit one mitt!
I decided to spin the fibre worsted (keeping the twist out of the draft zone) making it less fuzzy. By spinning it worsted also I wanted to show the stitch definition more clearly. Until now I haven't noticed a big difference between spinning worsted and spinning woolen, just the fuzz. But something I noticed when I was setting the twist this time, the yarn sunk to the bottom of the sink by itself. It didn't stay afloat as when I spin woolen. So I guess there is more air in woolen spun yarn than worsted spun yarn. Something to think about!!
Now I had better get at that second mitten!!
Thanks for visiting!!
