Work has been crazed. So I have been taking pics, but didn't have a lot of time to *do* anything with them!
I finished the Into the Whirled batt singles by the end of
day Two! It also plied up quickly. So I suspect there won't be tons of yardage,
but it was fun.
I confess that I just didn't care for the Falkland. But, could just be me. The colors are gorgeous! And the batt was beautifully prepared. So I am definitely curious how it came
out. Tonight's project is skein it, soak
& thwack it.
So because I am me...and I am crazy, I took on the two Bump
project. *gulp*
But to my amazement, I have finished my singles! WOOHOO!!
*happy dance*
Mind you, I finished the Water Ballet Bump at 2:45 am last
night. On a WORK NIGHT. Zzzzz.
Ummm...what? *grin*
But I have created lovely collages for each.
Ultraviolet
Water Ballet
As per usual, my camera doesn't do the colors justice. It is hard to get decent pics with a
flash. But I tend to spin after work
& dinner. So on weeknights, I am
generally not touching the wheel until about 7 on days I work from home &
after the kids are in bed on days when I am in the city.
I think the colorways will look amazing together. I am giving the singles a day to rest &
will start plying tomorrow. I am under
some delusion that I can finish it in a day.
*laugh* My last Bump took *days*
to ply. Just hoping I can make it for
the end of the TdF! *fingers crossed*
Already have plans for the finished yarn... A lovely sweater for my darling
daughter. A nice feather & fan
perhaps to show off the striping effects.
I think it will be lovely.
Of course, I am hoping that I don't overtwist it. I have had that issue with the new
wheel. I am still getting used to the
Ladybug. But overall, I think I am
getting better with her. And the yarns
are getting better the more I spin.
Also, I have been watching a ton of spinning videos. And believe it or not, I never had seen
anyone pull out singles or plied yarn to check the twist! Now that I understand about that, I think I
am getting better about more consistent and less overtwisted/overplied
yarns. And at least one pointed out that
you can always add twist in the opposite direction if needed. Duh!
*laugh*
I think I am going to do that with the Gale's Art
Alpaca/Silk I spun first on the wheel. That
may help. Mind you, that may only apply
to overplied yarns...but worth a shot.
Or I live with the fact that when I knit it, it will bias and try to use
that in the design.
So overall, still very happy with my purchase of the
Ladybug. The only thing I second guess at all is if I shouldn't have bought
new. But I wouldn't have ever gotten the
Woolee Winder that way. And I *really*
love not switching hooks. There is a
whole lot to be said for that.
So much so that I bought the bulky flyer! *smile*
And am mostly happy with that.
Though the only downside has been that the maiden sits too low with the
Ladybug. So I had to tweak it some &
twist the eye slightly so it doesn't bang against a screw on the Mother of
All. But it works. And is very lovely... So I am a happy gal. *smile*
Dinner time. Then
some skeining. The big excitement. I don't think I am going to put anything
else on the wheel for singles. I was
debating it. But I don't think it is
wise. If by some miracle I finished
plying tomorrow... *ROFL* I might take a bit of fiber with me. But I am aware that with the travel, it is
*extremely* unlikely I will finish up anything else for the TdF.
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