Spin A Yarn for Ewe

Since I am still less then excited to knit after the Zephyros disaster I spun more yarn. This time I dug out one of the batts from HollyEQQ. She does great batts with lots of texture and fun stuff. This one had cotswold lambie, silk noils, rambouillet, and angelina. And the color.....well it is great. No wonder she called it Summer Carnival.



I striped the batt and pre-drafted it. I ended up with about 4 balls of it as I couldn't get the batt to stay together in one long piece, which for me is usually true with the textured batts. I decided to spin it as a single pretty much letting it do its own thing as the silk noils would just pop up and added lots of interest.



This is my best attempt at "art yarn" as I just like smooth and even but this sure is fun. I see it as an accent to a black hat or maybe some fingerless gloves. I did end up with 110 yards out of 2.4 ounces. Here is a close up of the lumpy bumpy goodness.



I did finally wind up my lace singles and started knitting with those, I mean no knitting projects makes for very boring sitting around in the car time. Once I get a little farther I will get some shots of it as the colors really look great. I also got the merino roving I dyed drafted and ready to go so the wheel will not be sitting idle as long this time.

Hey, the raffle/fundraiser is still going on for a few more days so get in on it now!