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March Crafting Update and April Goals
Apr. 1st, 2023 08:24 amMarch Crafting Goals
Spun this month, I started with 2.85 oz of Icelandic that I bought at Rhinebeck (NY Sheep and Wool Festival) back in idek 2018 maybe. I enjoyed the festival but there were So Many People so I haven't been back. I started spinning it fine but it was slightly felted and difficult to spin fine so I switched it up. I spun it thick on my Eel Wheel 6 and then took the fine spun bit and plyed it with the thick stuff for a little bit of spiral ply yarn. The rest of the thick yarn I left as singles and agitated it slightly when I washed it to hopefully felt it a tiny bit. 130 yards of thick singles, 38 yards of spiral ply, somewhere between worsted and bulky weight.
The skein on the right needed to be skeined and washed from February. It is Corriedale from AngelLocks Fiberworks, it was pin drafted roving that was annoying to spin at first. I chain plyed it and it is slightly lighter than fingering weight. 4 oz and 426 yards
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April Goals
- Spin something (so many options!) and ply the one thing still to go, skein, wash and label all the yarns - spun three things! and skeined, washed and labeled all the yarns
- Finish tablet weaving - Done! and started another
- Process the alpaca fleece (3.3 pounds!) - worked on it!
- Crochet the mittens - worked on these a little bit
- Weave the plaid - finished! will make a separate post about it shortly
- Knit the sweater - worked on it! sleeves are going faster now
Spun this month, I started with 2.85 oz of Icelandic that I bought at Rhinebeck (NY Sheep and Wool Festival) back in idek 2018 maybe. I enjoyed the festival but there were So Many People so I haven't been back. I started spinning it fine but it was slightly felted and difficult to spin fine so I switched it up. I spun it thick on my Eel Wheel 6 and then took the fine spun bit and plyed it with the thick stuff for a little bit of spiral ply yarn. The rest of the thick yarn I left as singles and agitated it slightly when I washed it to hopefully felt it a tiny bit. 130 yards of thick singles, 38 yards of spiral ply, somewhere between worsted and bulky weight.
The skein on the right needed to be skeined and washed from February. It is Corriedale from AngelLocks Fiberworks, it was pin drafted roving that was annoying to spin at first. I chain plyed it and it is slightly lighter than fingering weight. 4 oz and 426 yards
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April Goals
- Spin something and ply the Montadale
- Work on tablet weaving
- Get Romney on the loom
- Knit sweater
- Process alpaca fleece (I want to try and get this done quickly to start another fleece for an event but we'll see)
- Crochet mittens
