Recently in Pewter Merino Category

Paula Simmons is my hero. She's convinced me to make the softest singles ever.

Fiber: Pewter Super-Fine Merino, 4 oz.
Vendor: Blue Goose Glen
Yield: 322 yards
Weight: Sport to worsted
Technique: Openhand, worsted

Granted, merino's shortish staple made it a bit difficult. Not too much twist before it becomes ropey, not enough that it falls apart. Well, as pretty as those skeins look, I had to tie a few of them up in one or three places.

It's okay to let go of goals and. Just. Spin. This was all about the process. Full on.

First, to spin a soft yarn. Next, to spin a soft single yarn. Then, to spin a soft, consistent, single yarn (my next goal with a 3-ounce batch of "butter-dipped camel"-colored merino, as Mary-Heather described it). Finally, to spin quickly. To do all this and achieve a perfectly-balanced yarn off the niddy-noddy. All in due time. I'm taking it day by day: 15 minutes here, a half-hour there, always making sure to spend some time after dinner pre-drafting the following day's spinning fiber. No tricks, no shortcuts, right Monica?

P.S.: A rant. Is it just me, or does anyone else find misspelled words irritating? Does anyone use spell check anymore? Someone (food blog; no longer subscribe to it) used "Segway", which is a product name, for "segue", which, in the way it was meant to be used, is a verb. How (insert adjective here) can you be? Let's not even go into possessives versus plurals, just spelling. Spelling. I don't mind the typos: things like "yhe" or "guage" or even "duce" because I type pretty quickly and my fingers slip. BUT. If you're using a word you're not sure about, look up the proper spelling and what it means. There's Dictionary.com and Merriam-Webster.com online. Use it! End of rant.

Would you like to flame me? I've got my comments open. Of course, spinning comments are always welcome. Have a nice day!