Spinning

I've finished spinning the singles from my Hipstrings sample pack.  This was a fun spinning project and I took photos of each of the rovings and then the finished singles.

This is Unicorn Seeks Soulmate

Unicorn Dance Party II

Narwhal Pool Party

Space Unicorn

Neon Pegasus

The Unicorn in the Library

And here are the finished singles, in the same order, top to bottom - Unicorn Seeks Soulmate, Unicorn Dance Party II, Narwhal Pool Party, Space Unicorn, Neon Pegasus, and The Unicorn in the Library.

I spun all of them for a singles diameter of about 40 wpi which I plan to chain ply, for a (hopefully) fingering weight finished yarn.  The biggest surprise to me was how much more muted the colors became after spinning.  I expected some blending of the colors, but I was not expecting it to this degree.  This is definitely something to keep in mind when I'm looking at rovings and planning a project.  (There are different ways to handle colors when spinning, but these particular rovings are basically made up of lengths of different colors, and while I could have divided the colors and handled the colors individually, I think this type is meant to be spun back and forth across the width of the roving, blending all the elements of color together in the finished yarn.)

I've still got to ply the singles, and I'll show the finished yarns when they're done, but I have been enjoying playing with these samples.  I do wonder about the original Unicorn Dance Party though.  What was that like???