Spinny, spinny....

Now that we're finally (mostly) caught up on the knitting, we finally have some spinning updates in ODJ's summer of spinning. 

First up:

Spunky Eclectic BFL in...um...gah!  Does anyone know this colorway?  I think it's 'Spring Flowers' or something like that.  I don't see it on her site right this second, but it's a lovely blend of lime green, bronze, and raspberry.  The colors are a tad washed out here, but it's the best I could get.

It's just shy of 200yds of a light worsted weight 3-ply (Navajo for low-effort color continuity) & was purchased and begun in February at SPA, but finished ages later.  Months later.....in May, for pity's sake.  It's not really all that consistent, as you can see, but given the great gaps in time between sessions at the wheel, not to mention the drunk-late-night-PJ's-in-the-ballroom-spinning at SPA, I'm OK with it and all the fun it represents.

Have we ever talked about my love for the BFL? If you've never spun the BFL, run out and get some ASAP. Big love for this stuff and for Amy's colorways.

Next up - Somewhere on this damned hard drive is shot of a handful of skeins of Nadine in her natural, undyed state. About 450 yds total of a soft, fluffy woolen-ish spun 2-ply yarn destined, I believe, to adorn the frame of Mr. ODJ.  Once I spin a bit more, that is. I reserve the right to turn selfish at the last moment, because i'm fickle like that, but for the time being, that's it's ultimate destination.  I can't find the picture, though, so just pretend it's right here:

Final installment for today.....Roy.  Remember Roy?

This was my first sample-spin of his roving which I then swatched for fun:

Soft.  Yummy.  Too soft as a single to be of much use, of course, but still a fun experiment.

Now Roy is well on his way to becoming 3-ply sock yarn:

I measured out 3 different roving bumps of just over 2 oz each to allow for some waste.  Two of those have been spun onto separate bobbins so far, and I'm about half-way through the third. 

There's also been a TON of fleece washing and test-spinning and the like.  More on that later.

Comments

[Beth S.]

Spinning your own sock yarn! Wow! That's definitely something I aspire to.

I sampled a bit of BFL on my spindle a day or two ago, and you're right, it's utterly lovely stuff. :-)

[mote]

Wow, I just adore that skein of BFL.

The first time I tried Navajo-plying, it didn't go so well, but looking at your work makes me think that maybe I just underplied it. I might just have to try it again =)

[Chris]

BFL - yum! Have you ever tried it blended with angora? Oh oh oh oh oh!

Typepad has had some issues a couple times lately with email notice but it's been working fine for at least a week, for me anyway.

[Cheryl]

Wow, Roy is looking fantastic! Your single certainly does the fleece justice. And the swatch is beautifully tweedy.

[JessaLu]

That linkage is evil. I just spent forty bucks in about two nanoseconds. ;o)

[Carole]

Ah, the drunken ball room pajama spinning at SPA. Thanks for the memory!

[Laurie]

Roy is looking very good.

Some of us weren't drunk. Just asleep. *sigh*

[Chris]

Roy is going to make some great socks!

[Michelle]

Roys looking good!