Mojito Love in an Ice Blue Mist
This weekend I plied. And I plied. And I plied. Then I wound off on the niddy noddy. And then I plied again. Here is what I have to show for it:
I ended up with 1444 yards of 3 ply. Right now it is about a sport weight (6 stitches per inch) but I'm pretty sure that once I wash the skeins (which will reactivate the twist from the singles and make the finished yarn balanced rather than looking overplied the way it is now) and give the wools a chance to bloom, I'll be right at DK weight (5.5 spi). As you can see, it looks pretty solid from a distance, but when you get close you can see this:
Lights and darks and pales and shadows and it's all going on throughout the skein. I can't wait to get the yarn finished so I can knit a swatch and see what kind of fabric it wants to be! YUM!
I ended up with 1444 yards of 3 ply. Right now it is about a sport weight (6 stitches per inch) but I'm pretty sure that once I wash the skeins (which will reactivate the twist from the singles and make the finished yarn balanced rather than looking overplied the way it is now) and give the wools a chance to bloom, I'll be right at DK weight (5.5 spi). As you can see, it looks pretty solid from a distance, but when you get close you can see this:
Lights and darks and pales and shadows and it's all going on throughout the skein. I can't wait to get the yarn finished so I can knit a swatch and see what kind of fabric it wants to be! YUM!Labels: spinning
posted by Melanie at 9:35 AM
12 Comments:
That is really cool! I can't wait to see what you create with it. : ] Mindy
It's beautiful Melanie!
Oh, Oh, it's gorgeous!!!!
mmmm... yummy :)
I've always had a soft spot for robin's egg blues and celadon greens.
Ooooh, it's lovely! I can see where that was a lot of work, but it looks worth it to me!
Positively beautiful color!! I can't wait to see you swatch it either ;-)
Drool....
Absolutely gorgeous!!! I cannot believe that all three were so close in color!
Melanie, that is just beautiful and the color is yummy. You always lose me when you get technical -- but that's why I'm grateful for folks like you. I just knit.
It's stunning. And you've got some NICE yardage there.
Melanie, that yarn is gorgeous! L.O.V.E. the colour!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! WOW - it is beautiful!!
I love the colors. It's gorgeous!
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