It's a bit of a crazy week, we are preparing for an up coming vacation, baby girl is starting to get a runny nose and i have work and appointments this week.
I changed the layout (thank you capt. obvious), I liked the last one but i have thing about not wasting space, or at least wasting as little as possible. I found this one and was happy with the additional column. It is a little simple but i may be able to fiddle with it later. I sort of miss it having that girly touch, but it has to be gender friendly for Sam. So i thought this might be ok. We'll see, might fiddle with it some more.
I thought i had shown you the spun party mints. Apparently i haven't been on top of things like i thought, this is it before it the spin was set. And below is my new ball. I am torn between selling these (and future) hands puns, i feel like i should knit some of them. One reason being that i've never actually knit with a hand spun yarn that i know of. Another being that, how can i sell it without knowing what it would be like to work with - meaning i spin to tightly and it gets to kinky and twisty on itself or i don't set the spin well enough or what other sort of yarn woes may come along with a hand spun yarn. But i don't even know what sort of pattern i should use it for. It isn't really a lot of yarn - which reminds me of a question i had... if i want a decent sized skein of yarn how much roving should i be looking to buy?
Small Change
Jun 24, 2008
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2 comments:
First, I am no expert. So, I recommend that you become of member of several spinning groups so that you can ask such questions to the experts. You'll find several spinning groups on Ravelry. On Yahoo group, I read Spin List.
Second, it looks from the pic that the yarn you spun is still in its single state. It also looks like it is trying to curl/twist. Many spinners will recommend that you ply the yarn (you can ply it back onto itself with the Andean method). It will provide you with a balanced yarn and eliminate any over-twisting that you have done (a typical problem with beginner spinners).
Third, balanced, hand dyed, hand spun yarn is a dream to knit with. Anybody who has ever knit with it will have a hard time going back to the commercial yarns. Of couse you should knit with it just so you understand how amazing it can be.
Finally, how much yarn you get out of your roving is based upon how thick you spin the yarn. I haven't been able to locate a better answer than that. If I do, I'll pass on the wisdom. Grin.
Oh, and I didn't say it first, but I love how pretty the yarn turned out.
i have been thinking about the plying but really don't exactly know how i can execute it effectively. I'll have to spend some time looking into it. Thanks :D
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