This week I reskeined and washed the second batch of reclaimed handspun from the ill-fated saddle shoulder sweater. They are now drying atop our pellet stove.
Total weight, just under 8 ounces, and yardage of about 292. Together with the first batch that I already have caked up, that brings me to roughly 600 yards.
I figure that gets me pretty close to what I need for the warp of another blanket. Might pull in a couple other yarns to make up the missing 100 yards and introduce some flashes of color. Here are a few of the “additional warp candidates”. The guy on top isn’t as red in real life. More of a strong warm orange.
I’m excited to get another project on the loom. Feel like I’m kind of on a roll here!
And in the New Fibers category- I ran into some folks at the Spin-In last weekend that were interested in getting some fur from a dear departed canine friend spun into yarn, and took home a small amount of fluff to sample ( I do love to sample 🙂 ) I blended it with about 35% wool (Alice) by weight, and it worked up a 2ply yarn that is about 85 yds/ounce.
The fuzz factor is very high! Feels like angora to me. It sounds like they are interested in having me spin enough to make a hat and scarf set. Should be a fun project, and will give the spindle wheel some exercise. Dog hair is quite warm, so hopefully a lightweight yarn will result in the garments being more versatile and wearable, and fairly high twist will keep the yarn from shedding too much.
Alrighty. Time to go visit the sheep. Hang in there and stay safe, folks.
