A couple months ago I picked up about 4 ounces of SpinCycle mill end rovings at a spinning guild meeting- I should have take a picture of the mountain of wool. It was really something. It was all superwash, so I wasn’t sure how much I’d enjoy working with it, but it turned out to be a lot of fun watching the transitions of the colors. Kind of addictive, so it went rather quickly!
I think that the colors I picked were from the “Something Wicked” and “Poppies” colorways. I had just enough chain plied yarn to make a hat and mitts set
That was fun.
Only two weeks to the WSU Country Living Expo! I think I’ve mostly got my course stuff sorted, but in doing some wool washing research online, I came across a really interesting book, and was able to get ahold of it via interlibrary loan.
Am slowly making my way through it. Lots of technical info, but also interesting stuff on physical properties of wool, dyeing, fabric finishing, and lots of other topics. Makes me wish I remembered more of the chemistry I took in high school. But most all of that has fallen out of my brain.
Alrighty. That’s about all I’ve got for now. Perhaps now that this little colorful distraction has run it’s course, I’ll get back to my Candelaria sweater, which has been patiently waiting in it’s project bag.
More on that next week.
How fun to have Spincycle mill ends to play with! That book looks intense. I am sure you are learning a lot.
It was! I only took about 4 ounces, because I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy working with superwash, but now I kind of wish I’d grabbed a bit more. There was a mountain of wool there for the taking. The book is really technical in places, but quite interesting.
I love your colorful accessories!
Thanks Michelle. This set is one of the more adventurous color projects I’ve done in a while!