Spinning, Old and New

I got all of my Raspberry yarn washed and it's almost completely dry now.  I've been moving it around the house some to keep a certain curious kitten out of it, and right now it's laying on the ironing board in the (closed) sewing room with the ceiling fan going.  I've been flipping the skeins every few hours to keep the air circulation going through the yarn, but they're just about dry now.  The yarn finished at about 14 WPI, which puts it at the light end of DK weight according to my WPI guide.  I figure finding a pattern shouldn't be too much trouble for it!

Once the Raspberry yarn was on its way to being finished, I cleaned and oiled the wheel and started another spinning project.  This is Merino and Tussah (100 grams worth) of Mohave Turquoise batts from Fellview Fibres.  I'm spinning this for a fingering weight, chain plied yarn.  The shorter staple length and slippery fiber content make for a very different spinning feel than the mixed wools and mohair of the Raspberry batts!

Here's the first bit of singles so far.  This is my first time spinning fiber from Fellview Fibres, but it won't be the last.  The prep is lovely and it was so well wrapped that even though the shipping box clearly had stories to tell (thank you USPS), the fiber inside was perfect and dry.  Also, gradients!

Have a great weekend!  I'll be back next week with The Sharon Show - it's blocking right now!!!