Finally!

I have finished spinning the raspberry wool blend singles!  I'm referring to it as a wool blend because there was more than one kind of wool in it as well as some kid mohair (or possibly yearling mohair - it was fine).  Each of the top six bobbins in the photo has 99 grams of fiber.  The lower three bobbins have 40 grams each.  This gives me a total of 714 grams (1.57 pounds) of fiber spun into singles.  I will be making a three ply yarn from these, and my goal was to have a sport weight finished yarn.  We'll have to see what size it comes out! 

This was fiber I bought from Spinner's Hill at MDS&W, back in 2007, and while it's clean and without grease, it has a wonderful sheepy smell to it - something you don't really get in commercial fiber.  Unfortunately, Newton finds this sheepy smell absolutely delightful and wants to hug it, squeeze it, and call it "George."  My Flatiron is now draped in an old sheet when I'm not using it, for its own protection.  When I ply, I like to put my lazy kate as far from the wheel as I can so that the twist can even out over the length of the singles.  This will make starting and stopping mid-bobbin difficult as I try to protect it from Newton (and Newton from the yarn as well).  I may have to do all my plying in the sewing room where I can shut the door, but I've got a couple of projects I need to finish in there first.  Basically, I have no idea when I'll actually get these singles plied into yarn!

Someday...