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Soysilk, dyed in a variegated colorway of medium blue to yellow, spun on my Louet wheel, then navajo plied.
The finished yarn measures approx 22 wpi
I used a size 2 US needle to knit this little Heart Sachet
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This bobbin of beautiful yarn was spun by my friend, Louise, on my Louet while we were on vacation together. Luckily for me, she really was in a spinning mood and hadn't brought her wheel. I was happy to have her spin up the fiber I had brought! This fiber is from Linda at Grafton Fibres in VT. www.graftonfibres.com
There's just about 7 ounces, and over 700 yards (about 16000 yards per pound)
I plan to ply it to, or carry it with, some beautiful commercial mohair--see below.
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Here's a photo of the mohair. One of 4 skeins, about 1000 yds total.
Looks like a PERFECT match to me!
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See the shawl this became
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Went on a little stash search, thinking about a pair of socks, and came up with these
The beautiful taupe yarn is wonderfully soft Finn x from Tylerfarm in Maine, the other yarns are handspun from batts I got at Grafton Fibers in Vermont.
I haven't yet made the socks, but the variegated yarn in balls turned into these
mittens
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