Wednesday, August 07, 2002
OK, here you go...
You can see from left to right...Moutons du Mois spindle with Wendy's sock yarn, Alaskan spindle filled with the first 25 grams of Wendy's sock yarn, my nostepinde, and my Mongold Norge spindle (now discontinued, I think). (In case you've just joined my blog, I won a trade with Wendy Johnson and am spinning her 200 grams of sock yarn). I have a beautiful Solaris spindle by Stacey Rothrock which I'll take a picture of later this week. I really love that spindle...it's small enough to carry around in my purse and it's absolutely beautiful to look at and hold. I especially like her hook treatment.
On another note, I've now finished 21 rounds of my Fearless Fairisle and really feel like I'm in a good rhythm with it. I'm getting anxious to start spinning that Garden Ivy merino, but I think I really need to stay focused on Wendy's sock yarn. The pink roving is becoming my least favorite to spin right now...I think it is just me though. I'm predrafting it alot so that I don't have to fiddle with it too much while I spin it.
Spinning for a Project
Theresa had started a thread on the Spindlers group asking about spindling for a project. I don't like to spin just for the sake of it. I'm a knitter and I have to have an ultimate use in mind for the yarn that I'm spinning. I've never been daunted by the thought of using just a spindle to spin all the yarn for a large project such as an adult sized sweater (not that I have done that yet, though!
) I DO have a wheel and am currently spinning up 1 pound of merino fiber on that for yarn to knit an Aran sweater for my daughter, Kelly. But spindling is so portable that I feel like I get almost as much done spindling as I do wheel spinning. Typically, I can't get much wheel spinning done because of running around with/after Kelly. But my spindle can stay with me as I play with her and SOME spinning can take place every few minutes. So, I like to spin for a specific type/color/style of yarn with a specific knitted project in mind.
Spindling gives me such a connection with the fiber...more so than my wheel does. I LOVE the feel of the spindles and the singles on the spindles as I build the cop (the mass of thread around the shaft of the spindle). I think that's why I like top whorl spindles so much...it allows me to get the tactile sensation I like as I set the spindle into motion.
You can see from left to right...Moutons du Mois spindle with Wendy's sock yarn, Alaskan spindle filled with the first 25 grams of Wendy's sock yarn, my nostepinde, and my Mongold Norge spindle (now discontinued, I think). (In case you've just joined my blog, I won a trade with Wendy Johnson and am spinning her 200 grams of sock yarn). I have a beautiful Solaris spindle by Stacey Rothrock which I'll take a picture of later this week. I really love that spindle...it's small enough to carry around in my purse and it's absolutely beautiful to look at and hold. I especially like her hook treatment.
On another note, I've now finished 21 rounds of my Fearless Fairisle and really feel like I'm in a good rhythm with it. I'm getting anxious to start spinning that Garden Ivy merino, but I think I really need to stay focused on Wendy's sock yarn. The pink roving is becoming my least favorite to spin right now...I think it is just me though. I'm predrafting it alot so that I don't have to fiddle with it too much while I spin it.
Spinning for a Project
Theresa had started a thread on the Spindlers group asking about spindling for a project. I don't like to spin just for the sake of it. I'm a knitter and I have to have an ultimate use in mind for the yarn that I'm spinning. I've never been daunted by the thought of using just a spindle to spin all the yarn for a large project such as an adult sized sweater (not that I have done that yet, though!
) I DO have a wheel and am currently spinning up 1 pound of merino fiber on that for yarn to knit an Aran sweater for my daughter, Kelly. But spindling is so portable that I feel like I get almost as much done spindling as I do wheel spinning. Typically, I can't get much wheel spinning done because of running around with/after Kelly. But my spindle can stay with me as I play with her and SOME spinning can take place every few minutes. So, I like to spin for a specific type/color/style of yarn with a specific knitted project in mind.Spindling gives me such a connection with the fiber...more so than my wheel does. I LOVE the feel of the spindles and the singles on the spindles as I build the cop (the mass of thread around the shaft of the spindle). I think that's why I like top whorl spindles so much...it allows me to get the tactile sensation I like as I set the spindle into motion.