Where you think you see pink, what you're really seeing is a pink ply that moves into another pink ply, then a soft brown one, then some yellow, then some sagey green, some blueish grey, and so on. Where you see the blue, it's the same thing. It reminds me of Eunny's recent adventures in spinning a variegated yarn.
Here it is being knit up into The Same Old Sock Pattern Yet Again. Trekking XXL produces a nicely defined stitch. It's lovely to work with and hasn't split at all, but you see how far I've gotten so I may be convinced while the jury should still be out. I'm really enjoying it, partly because it's so nice and partly because the color patterns are so interesting. There are several other similar combinations in other colors and I just may have to go back to the LYS and put another in the stash.
Autumn is swiftly approaching, and the downright cold wind sweeping down from the north today reminds me that I need to catch up on some spinning housekeeping chores while I still can. Back in April I bought a nice white fleece from a local rancher that needs skirting and washing. I have several colored fleeces (grey and black) that need to be run through the drum carder, plus a bunch of inherited dyed fleece to deal with. Almost a year ago I bought some yak fiber to add to the pile that also contains alpaca and llama. There is no dearth of wool, both prepared and raw, to keep a spinner busy during the frosty days of a Wild Western Winter. There is also a considerable supply of cotton roving (naturally colored green and brown, plus natural white) as well as silk, flax, and rayon.
Perhaps I should do like Stephanie and set aside one evening a week for spinning. Couldn't hurt.
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You spin?! I am jealous! I have long wanted to acquire that skill. I know there are places where you can learn, but they're probably either considerably more rural or more populated than where I live right now.
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