Fibernymph Dye Works oatmeal BFL in Winter Deep |
The yarn did poof up a bit in the finishing, so it looks to be about sportweight, which makes sense with the estimated yardage I got of 291 (also taking into account that I typically get lower yardages with BFL in general). I think I may have put a tad too much plying twist into this yarn -- if you look closely at the left of the closeup, you can see some strands kinking up a bit -- so I might run it back through the wheel to remove some of that excess.
I so enjoyed the return to spinning that I started another project today, with some fiber that I bought about a year ago and foolishly put in a felted wool bag. I think you can guess where this is headed: It appears some moths got into that bag and nibbled on the fiber a bit. Fortunately, this isn't as big a problem for fiber as it is for yarn because it's all loose anyway, so I'm removing the nibbled areas as I find them.
This is the fiber in question, a 40% Merino/40% Shetland/20% nylon blend from HipStrings in Sound of Music-inspired blend called Silver-White Winters.
If you look closely, you might see a hint of sparkle in there, which is the silver in the name of the blend. Though the prep is combed top, I'm spinning it long draw, which works well with the shorter staple length of the component wools and any potential artificially shorter fiber.
As with my most recent spin, I'll be plying this back on itself. Long draw is a lot faster than the short forward draw I usually do, so I'm hopeful I can get this one spun and plied soon. This particular batch of fiber is on my 20 in 2020 list as well, so I'm eager to cross it off!
Winter Deep is the perfect name for that beautiful yarn! I don't know very much about spinning, but I love that you can both spin and un-spin if you've plied too tight. Moths strike fear into my heart, but I'm glad you dealt with them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I did some spinning on Sunday afternoon (I worked on spinning some low-twist singles, which is such an elusive thing for me!)
ReplyDeleteAnd I really love Silver-White Winters! Wow, that is gorgeous spun up!
The depth of color that comes through in the spun fiber is beautiful! and I love that Winter Deep skein. My friend is knitting Nightshift with SpinCycle. I love the look but not the price (yikes!)
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