All Spun Up
Fiber: Pewter Grey Merino, 4 oz. Dyed with K**l-A*d flavors Cherry, Grape, and Tamarindo
Purchased from: Copper Moose
Yield: 356 yards (from left to right: Grape 86 yards; Grape & Cherry 80 yards); Cherry and Tamarindo 95 yards; Grape, Cherry, and Tamarindo 95 yards)
Weight: Sport
I should've carded all the fiber because there were little felted pieces. However, there is a certain charm with imperfections like that. Almost tweedy. Speaking of which, I am totally getting into tweed--the little bits of color, the whites--maybe it's because of the crappy weather we've been having so far. Scarf and jacket weather. It's May and I feel like knitting a nice, thick sweater in Southern California. Isn't that absurd? (Of course, the very day I post this, it's frickin' sunny outside. Not that I'm complaining! I'm wearing flip flops, woo-hoo!)
My first try at Navajo plying, ta-da! Why had I never tried this before? It was easy; I had the kate between my legs and pulled the yarn up as I created the daisy chain. I wanted it to end up the same thickness as the other skeins but obviously it didn't work out. Oh well! Still, I think it looks great for a first try.
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Beautiful! I haven't spun in so long it seems! Next week. Next week will be all about spinning. Thanks for the inspiration - once again!
you got all those colors out of a koolaid?! really, just beautiful colors, wow.
and yup, this weather is pretty crappy - i'm making myself a shawl *and* a cowl.
happy friday, mj!
Simply beauuuuuutiful!! Those are the exact colors I bought to try!
That is simply gorgeous! You are getting so practiced!
MJ, that yarn is gorgeous! I love to Navajo ply, but sometimes I wished it mixed up the colors more. Beautiful work!
So very pretty, MJ!!
Wow! It's gorgeous how the yarn came out! Now to turn that yarn into a Charlotte's Web shawl... ;)
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They are absolutely lovely and the colours are very nice! What do you plan to do with them? I love tweedy yarn too :)
Love the yarn! Does the koolaid wash out? Your bobbin looks familiar, like a Lendrum.
Wow,the KoolAid dye turned out beautifully. Do you remember how much you used of the koolaid to achieve those colours? They are really lovely.
The navajo plying turned out well. I actually had been trying to figure out how to do it from photos in a magazine and was lucky enough to find a lady at MS&W who sat and taught me how to do it in her booth. I was amazed to see it done in person.
Your yarn looks great! The colors will coordinate nicely in a project.