Breaking the fast

I stopped buying spinning fiber at least a year ago, probably considerably longer. I just don't spin enough to justify keeping that much around — a couple of pounds are really all that I want to have on hand at any one time and I definitely have that. I don't like spinning small amounts of things because my whole purpose in spinning is to have yarn to use. I don't knit many small items and don't want non-sweater quantities of yarn.

So you can imagine that I'm a little gobsmacked to have been so taken with some fiber online that I ordered it immediately, even though there's only 90 grams of it. It's merino/tussah silk/kid mohair/firestar (you can't really see it in my picture, but there's a goodly bit of sparkle). It's a rich, complicated color, more lavender than it seems here.

I'm going to start playing with it tonight and expect that the exceptionally meticulous preparation will be a fine contrast to my ongoing spinning project, which is full of hay and sticky with oil from processing. I love the finished yarn and the tweedy effect from inconsistent blending, I love the colors, it'll make something lovely for me (currently thinking about the Pimlico Shrug from Knit2Together; see a finished one here or also here), but spinning it is not so fun. Just 4.5 ounces to go though, so that's not too bad.

Comments

[Laritza]

You can use 90 grams for the yolk of a sweater, or the cuffs or a band on the front or alternate stripes....you name it! Key is to find the "rest" of the yarn to match it.

[carolyn]

i love the color of the bluesy tweed. that's going to be an awesome sweat-ah.

[Marcy]

Heh. Another person succumbs to the siren call of AbbyFiber.