Still plugging along. Not much to show, although I did change to a new bobbin. Not because the bobbin is full, but I want to spread the pound of fiber across at least 3 bobbins, since the end result will be a 3-ply yarn.
Month: July 2010 Page 4 of 6
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60/40 Targhee/Clun Forest
The next few posts are going to be slow slogs and likely no pictures. Why? The picture on the right should give you an idea…
A full pound of a 60/40 Targhee/Clun Forest blend that Kathleen brought me in April. And some of you will recognize that it’s been blended and prepared by Morro Fleece Works, my favorite processor.
My plan is to spin this woolen for a 3 ply fingering weight yarn. The final intent is for a California weight sweater. I will augment this with the red Mountain Colors Targhee, purchased at CNCH. The red will be the accent color in another yoked sweater.
Hopefully, the spinning for this won’t take too long since I’m using modified long draw to keep it as lofty as possible. (This should be pretty easy to do with the pin drafted roving.) The singles will be lightly spun with a medium/medium-firm ply. The final yarn (and sweater) should be light and warm with a really soft hand.
Control Card
The single is about 32-36 wpi and the 3-ply will be about fingering weight.
My memory is seriously faulty. I bought some additional Return to Sender fiber at CNCH to augment the original RTS skein, which was only 2 ounces. Unfortunately, I thought it was Bluefaced Leicester. The intention was to add another breed to my TdF breeds list. Guess what? It was merino. Not that merino is bad, but I’ve already got that tick mark.
As I was spinning it, I kept thinking, hmm, these colors are more saturated than I remembered? And guess what? I was right. They are similar, but not the same. Add insult to injury, I looked at the fiber content…not the same. The original RTS was 80/20 merino/bamboo. The one I bought at CNCH was SW merino/nylon. That may account for the difference in color as well. Sigh.
CNCH 2010 Return to Sender skeins.
2-ply yarn: SW merino/nylon plied with spun silk hankie. Same as here. 510 yards of fingering weight. Top is the original RTS, and the bottom is the new skein. See the color difference?
The yarn in the new skein will poof up a bit after a nice bath, even though it is SW merino. I may make a triangle shawl out of it with the original skein at the top of the tri.