Winter Solstice

 

Late Tuesday morning I finished spinning the singles of the undyed BFL/Tussah silk and as soon as I had reset the wheel with a fresh bobbin, I started plying!  I spun the singles using Scotch Tension but I'm plying using Irish Tension.  Irish Tension has a firm wind on so I can really pack my bobbin.  Since plied yarns are typically less firm than the singles that are used to create them, I can use the wheel setup to load more yardage onto the bobbin.

I have two bobbins of three ply done and I expect to get one more, then I'll use the last bits of singles in chain plied yarn just to finish them up.  I usually skein after each filled, plied bobbin but this time I decided to just keep filling bobbins and I'll skein and count yardage at the end.  I'm thrilled with the way the yarn is looking and feeling.  Mixing the two colors of singles is giving me a finished yarn that is almost silver colored.  The silk adds a subtle shine as well as softness and drape while the BFL is just wonderful to work with.  I can't wait to knit this up and see what it feels like knitted!

I hope to finish the plying, do the skeining, and get it all washed and finished this weekend.  I hope you have a great weekend.  Around here, we're looking forward to getting haircuts soon, especially Mickael and Caleb.  They can not only see their own hair (for the first time in their lives), they can feel it bouncing when they shake their heads.  I offered to cut their hair for them a few weeks ago, but they both decided they were going to let it grow until the salons and barber shops reopened.  That's supposed to happen tomorrow here in Texas and they're both excited about it!