Winter Spinning
Don't ask me when, but at some point this winter I found some time to do a whole bunch of spinning. This was a while ago, but nonetheless, I've amassed quite a little army of handspun and it's so beautiful and well-behaved, sitting quietly on the shelf, knowing it will probably have to wait much too long to see the needles. So far they've all been happy to sit for portraits - and there lies our compromise.
![Low Country Shetland (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d) Low Country Shetland (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2356/2201487513_216368a4ae.jpg)
The photo above is probably my favorite skein - it's shetland wool dyed at HelloYarn in Boston, MA. I had never spun shetland and loved it way more than I anticipated. I was expecting scratchy and sticky, but it spun wonderfully and fluffed up to my ideal specifications. Note to self - spin more shetland. (Here's a picture of how the fiber looked pre-spinning).
![Charmer (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d) Charmer (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2197944713_9b0e63b0e4.jpg)
Corriedale 2-ply in "Charmer" - another of Adrian's. I've been sampling small batches of various wools, which also means having fun with small batches of crazy colors.
![Bulky Corriedale (Skein #2) (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d) Bulky Corriedale (Skein #2) (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2176595893_e65eaac508.jpg)
I got a huge bag of white corriedale wool with my wheel and started spinning bulky singles (very instant-gratification) with hopes that I'll have enough for another wooly blanket for next winter. Hey, it's good to have (unrealistic) goals.
![Mushroom Swatch (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d) Mushroom Swatch (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2220239505_e3aa5f47a3.jpg)
![Forest Handspun (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d) Forest Handspun (by b r o o k l y n t w e e d)](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/2228743345_980021b03d.jpg)
Both of these beauties came from Pigeonroof Studios in California. Wonderfully subtle and tweedy yarns - I'm quite partial as you might expect. The yellow/green batch is fine shetland, spun from this (and already occupying half of a BSJ). The brown/pink batch is South African Fine wool, spun from this. That Krista is quite a dyer.
And if you haven't gotten enough juicy spinning pictures, pop on over to my 2008 Spinning Gallery to get your fix.
There's been a great amount of knitting and some new projects are brewing. I've slowly been wooing my knitting mojo back into my corner (he abandoned me for a bit there) and great things are happening. More to come very soon.