Things started innocently enough. I just wanted to look at it and pet it... but I guess I lost control. Things got heated... and one thing led to another... and...
It's love, really. I mean, look at all those gorgeous colors that combine to make the beautiful, subtle, harmonious whole!
The singles looked so amazing on the bobbins that I decided to abandon my initial impulse to ply it. The yarn is a bit over-spun in places, which is deliberate since I had expected to ply it, which would have backed out some of the twist. See that little kink in the purplish strand near the bottom-right part of the image above? There are a few more like it. I can work with that, though! I just worried that if I plied this one it would knock down the colors just a little too far -- plus, it has such lovely sheen as a singles yarn.
My work yielded two skeins: one 144 yards; the other 148.5. I didn't weigh the two halves of the roving when I split it, and I haven't weighed them since spinning, so I'm not sure if the nominal difference is due to having slightly more fiber in one of the halves or due to a slightly different grist in the spinning. But I spun both halves in a single day, and I'm pretty confident in the consistency of the spin.
Fiber: Wool/Mohair Blend (80/20)
Hand-Dyed from commercially prepared top on February 20, 2010
Spun short-draw into singles on May 14, 2011
Total Yardage: 292.5
WPI: 14
Weight: Fingering
Now I just need to figure out what to make with it. Something that won't be subjected to much friction when worn. Something for the neck or head?
Perhaps what I need is somebody else's perspective?
If you have a great pattern idea, please send it my way! Nothing I've seen online this week has called out to me as a candidate for this yarn.
Or I could design something... but that will take longer, and I'm in the mood for a more instant gratification...
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Wow! It spun up much more muted than I would have thought. It's absolutely gorgeous though! I think you chose right leaving it as singles. With a little bit of mohair in it I think you should look at some lace stole/shawl patterns. I bet it would bloom nicely knit on large needles. If it's strong enough, you might even consider weaving with it! That's not very instant gratification-y though.
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