I’m so pleased to have finished such a lovely bit braid of gorgeous fiber and even though I didn’t achieve the yardage I hoped for, I love the soft squishiness of the yarn I created! I’m thinking this might be nice for Stacked, a design by EmilyMade. Even thought Emily’s pattern calls for 200 yards of worsted weight handspun, I feel this might work.
Courtesy of EmilyMade
Fiber: 4 oz River’s Edge Fiber Arts Mountain Mist (60% Merino, 30% Bamboo, 10% Nylon)
Colorway: Black Ice
Yardage: 196
Weight: Sport in 2 ply
River’s Edge Mountain Mist – Black Ice
196 Yards of 2 ply Sport Weight
I did one thing different when it came to plying. After my fiber rested over night, I wound it into a center pull ball. This allowed me to ply every ounce of fiber without any waste and, I didn’t have two bobbins to ply from. I learned this technique from Christina Long, a.k.a. The Treasure Goddess, in an article she wrote for Ennea Collective. I love it and will continue to try this when it comes to plying!
Plying with this technique is perfect for the beginning spinner. There is no need for working with a lazy kate, you only need the one bobbin for spinning singles and plying the yarn. The only additional equipment required is a ball winder, which you could probably borrow from a knitter friend should you not have your own. I also find that as I gain more experience with spinning, plying from both ends of a center pull ball is still my very favorite method. I find nothing is more relaxing than watching the colors change and meld into new combinations as my mind wonders and my hands ply without effort. ~ Christine Long
Here’s her YouTube video showing this technique:
Happy New Year, Tina!
Your spun yarn is so pretty! Your hat will be lovely from it.
I hope you have a wonderfully creative year with lots of fibre and spun projects and knitting. Good health and happiness!
Bonny
Happy New Year to you too Bonny and thank you so much
Q – We learned that in the Spinning Workshop last spring. I’ve tried it on a smallish ball, I have a very large wound ball I’d like to try this method on. Love the spun yarn, super yum!!
I love learning new things, don’t you! Thank you so much, I very happy with the way it turned out
Wow, that yarn is absolutely Oreos, Tina! I think it will be beautiful worked up in the Stacked patter.
Thank you so much Lori
I love your homespun yarn. The colors are very pretty. And I want to thank you for that video. More than once, when plying, I have found myself stuck with yarn left on one bobbin because I had not divided it 100% correctly before spinning it. Then I re-winding some of that yarn onto another bobbin, so that I can continue plying the rest of the yarn from the 2 bobbins. This is a wonderful solution to that problem, and I am sure it will come in very handy more than once.
Thank you all the way around! I hope you enjoy the new technique I learned, I love it
I think that hat is really fun!
I do too Beth
What a way to start off the new year with wonderful new yarn!
Ahh… thanks Louise
I love plying from a center-pull ball, the easiest way I’ve found (also the first way I learned).
Oh that is good to know Hannah
Love your new yarn and it will look perfect knit up into a Stacked hat.
And thank you so much for sharing that plying video. I’m eager to give it a try!
Thank you so very much Simone and you’re welcome, I hope you enjoy learning a new technique
Your handspun is FAB! Interesting plying technique also. Did you find it easy? What are your plans for this yarn?
HAPPY NEW YEAR, girl!
~xoxo
Thank you Dear Wen and I did find it easy! I have no idea what it will grow up to be but maybe a hat. Happy New Year to you too!
Haha. “What it will grow up to be” — that’s great!
I knew you would get a chuckle out of that one