Fiber Mania

So I finally have some yarn spun into skeins and I must say I'm improving though I have a ways to go. At least I can start knitting with the more recent ventures... anyone need a new hat? :)

The first yarn is the orange one and it is single ply. This is my very first attempt from during my classes. The second yarn is the black skein with white silk nodules in it so it is naturally a bumpier yarn.

My third yarn is a mix of a lot of different fiber I was trying out during class to see how I liked working with them. It has a lot of brown in it with some bright green, blue, pink and purple as well. My fourth yarn I think looks the most like yarn you might see in a store. I have more consistency and I'm really looking forward to knitting something up with it. This is primarily alpaca yarn both from some fiber I carded and some roving or batts from class.

I already have some nice light green alpaca that I am spinning which I bought from Snowshoe Farm. Once I've finished spinning it and plied it I'll post a picture or two. I do however have my next spinning project all ready and waiting for me! I just purchased some amazingly soft fiber (4 oz. of Proud Peacock) from Gale's Art.

As an aside Gale's Art is giving away a free silk hankie butterfly. From her website it says "A silk hankie, for those who don’t know, is a bombyx silk cocoon that is heated and stretched over a wooden frame. Each hankie contains about 7 cocoons and weights 6 to 8 grams (about a quarter of an ounce).They can be used in spinning, felting and papermaking. There are many excellent tutorials on how to use them on you tube." I can't wait to see what I can do with my butterflies as I got two!

Until next time happy spinning!