More Spinning
I finished up the second bobbin of my handdyed GCNI/Mohair singles. I'll wait until later this week to ply it since I finished the first bobbin over a week ago. This is going to be some seriously fun sock yarn! I did not spin this yarn to be fingering weight, it's a sport weight. When I spin for socks, I purposely spin heavier than the average sock yarn for a couple of reasons: it gives me thicker socks to wear around the house and sleep in, and if I always spun fingering weight I might feel like I shouldn't buy sock yarn since I can spin it. There are just too many really great sock yarns out there for me to limit myself this way. At least that's the way I see it.
Labels: Spinning for Socks
posted by Melanie at 7:51 AM
5 Comments:
I was told that handspun yarns are too soft for socks and that they wear holes in them too quickly, which is why my daughter and I use commercial yarns for socks.
What is your trick?
Since I bought the spinning shop my spinning time has decreased dramatically. Who knew.
And to Connie, I say, use a courser wool, like Wensleydale and make sure it has extra twist and it will wear like iron.
Lovely color, those are going to be really wonderful socks!
Fantastic spinning!
You know, I'm the same when I spin my own sock yarn, I do tend to spin fine, thin singles, but I navajo ply when I do sock yarns. I find that they last so much longer and it gives the yarn a certain springiness. I'm also leaning towards non-superwash fibers. Current favorites are wool top and falkland for socks. Sometimes I knit them just a little too loosely, but that's always easily fixed as well. I fill my sinks with one hot and one cold when I wash them and they shrink just right for a custom fit!
Pretty pink!! Mother
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