Was it last fall when I bought this beautiful BFL "Stonehenge" roving from Crown Mountain Farms? I remember Angela loved this roving after seeing it, and bought a bump of it, too. We both starting spinning at about the same time-- Interestingly enough, I think we both preferred each other's received version of the colorway. Mine (above) was pretty, yet muted. Hers had a bit more of a punch, and turned into this truly gorgeous laceweight!I split the 8 ounces of roving in half and spun them into singles on my Reeves Frame. I did not use the fractal method. The color was spun just as it came.
The singles were tightly plied together, and I was really happy with the resulting sport weight yarn. All in all, there was 475 yards.
After letting the yarn marinate in the stash for a few months, I decided to knit the spiral cowl by Keri McKiernan with it. What a joy to be able to knit with yarn you have made!
After a wet block, it's just perfect.
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It really is perfect. I loved seeing the creation of the yarn. It changes so with each step of the process. Then knit up it is different again. I hope to meet it in person soon!
First handspun project -- wow! It looks wonderful, and how great to be able to actually use it! (and show it off!)
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Nice cowl! Although I still am not so sure about cowls. But it looks great on you and it's your handspun, too! Congrats!
Wow - that project was/is beautiful from beginning to end!
It's so beautiful!! I love how yours turned out! It's all a great match: from the colors to your spinning technique to the pattern choice. Bellissima!
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