Current works

[unicornduke]

I made a whole bobbin of yarn on my spinning wheel. I finally got it off and here's a picture. There's some definite variation but that roving is actually kinda hard to work with for some reason. I can't figure it out but it's my test roving for everything. If I learn to spin on it, then moving to other types is easier. I have no idea what it is, I constantly lose what things are. I counted out the turns on the niddy noddy and then calculated it out, and it may or may not be about 270 yards, which is a good amount. I'm not plying anything because that's a pain in the butt and I don't want to.



The next one I'm working on my wheel is this darker yarn. It is easier to do a long draw with and I'm getting much more consistency with it, even if not fully consistent. It's very nice to work with.



This is my secret project that I'm excited about. I'm spinning yarn that I got from Llady Llama at the sheep and wool festival and I'm going to crochet it into a hat and scarf set for Jade for Christmas. It's going pretty well and I'm 2/3 done spinning with a full half on the niddly noddy and set. The colors reminded me of her and it also matches the persona 5 colors, which she's been playing a lot lately. She also came home early tonight while I was working on it, so I did some very unsubtle stuffing of it under my arm.



This is my using-yarn-up crochet blanket. I've got a lot of purple, white and grey so that's what I'm doing.

Comments

[unicornduke]

Ehh, it's easier with a mission to spin on drop spindle. The red is for Jade's christmas present so it kinda has to get done now. I've been watching hockey and streams while I spin it because it gets kinda boring otherwise. After a certain point in learning, it's easier to spin fine yarn than chunky yarn just because it's actually easier and the fiber tends toward it. I've been struggling to keep the mix color thicker since I'm using it as is for crocheting. If you ply it's not a big deal to go thinner but I don't want to ply.

Spinning buddies also help!

[dragonlady7]

I need a lot of things, not least among them access to all my stuff at the same time and some goals and some work buddies. I have no doubt I'll get to it eventually, but at the moment I seem mostly only able to sigh wistfully about things, LOL. I'm not at a very productive phase in my life, in general...

[unicornduke]

Well, I'll be a spinning buddy any time since it's winter now and I'm in town (other than this weekend) until christmas time. I might not be able to help with the rest of it though lol. I think we all are less productive sometimes, it's nice on occasion.

[dragonlady7]

It is important to take time off, but sometimes taking a little time off means you lose all your momentum and then don't know where to start back up. So. I hope I can find some of my energy this weekend and restart.