Friday, January 20, 2012

Spinning By The Bay

The Spinning Guild held it's 1st event for 2012 - a spin-in by the bay.


It was a lovely place & we were able to spin under the pavilion with a nice breeze from the river. There were quite a number of spinners who turned up & we ended up sitting outside the pavilion.

It is so nice to be able to spend time with my spinning friends but I left at noon as the weather became hotter & it was not pleasant to continue spinning. It's a pity that the start of the year is in the middle of summer.

I managed to finish spinning this .....


..... a blend of merino, alpaca & silk. The silk makes the spinning a little difficult as it's slippery & I cannot spin a thinner yarn. So the result is a thicker yarn but I quite like the look of it as a single & decided not to ply it .....

Now I have more than 600 yds of this handspun & I love the colors. What should I knit? It will be a tough decision.



6 comments:

2paw said...

What a lovely thing to be a part of and your silk wool is beautiful. I am not very experience with yarns other than wool, but I think it would make something drapey??

Roseann said...

What a lovely event, everyone is having so much fun. Your yarn is gorgeous! It would make a beautiful shawl.

Rose Red said...

How lovely to have a communal spinning event outside, shame it got too hot.

The yarn is lovely - I was going to suggest a shawl too - alpaca merino silk sounds so lush and neck-worthy!

Rachel said...

Oh, that yarn is beautiful! I just started learning to spin (I resisted forever but my knitting group has worn me down) and I can appreciate what you have done even more!

By the way...I'm borrowing a drop spindle from a friend but want to buy my own (mainly because the one I'm borrowing is a bottom whirl and is really heavy). Do you have any suggestions?

Melita said...

600m ... Its begging for a little tshirt style top! see how much you use for your new brown one :)

Bogie said...

Your singles are lovely! I rarely have a project in mind when I spin, so I just make yarn. I'm sure you'll find something to make with it and it will be beautiful.