finishing things

Posted on | May 18, 2009 | 18 Comments

One of the best things about spinning is that when your yarn is spun and the twist is set, it’s finished!  Yes, it will eventually become something else, but just creating a skein of yarn counts as finishing a project, at least in my book. 

This is the yarn that was on the bobbin I posted recently.  It turned out well considering how many neps were in the roving.  I really like the way the colors came out!  I need to do some more dyeing.

This is a fabulous tweedy blend I got at the January Spin-In.  500 yards from 4 ounces!  It’s soooo soft, too.  It’s Buffalo Robe from Three Bags Full and it was a lot of fun to spin.  The sample tied to the bag had a good amount of twist which made a sproingy yarn and I tried my best to duplicate that when I spun it.  I’m pretty happy with it!

Lastly, this is some domestic wool top that I dyed for sale when I demonstrated spinning almost two years ago.  It didn’t sell, and I’m trying to spin down some of my stash that’s been hanging out the longest, so now I have yarn.  Close to 300 yards of it.  No idea what it will be.

Oh yeah, and I finished another sweater!  No pics though, because it rained almost all weekend.  Soon! 

Mack was not happy with my skein-winding session, although I was at the table FIRST!  Bossy kitty.

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18 Responses to “finishing things”

  1. barefoot rooster
    May 18th, 2009 @ 9:12 am

    these are all so beautiful — makes me think of spring!

  2. Cookie
    May 18th, 2009 @ 9:20 am

    Beautiful!

  3. Carrie
    May 18th, 2009 @ 9:27 am

    Very nice! And a water gun will move that cat, ya know.

  4. Anne
    May 18th, 2009 @ 12:02 pm

    I love the Buffalo Robe yarn – I’m quite the fan of most of their blends, actually.

    You mighta been there first, but you should know that everything you own is actually Mack’s in the first place. Silly.

  5. margene
    May 18th, 2009 @ 12:09 pm

    Nicely done, nicely spun! Kitties rule, no?

  6. Tina M.
    May 18th, 2009 @ 1:17 pm

    I really REALLY like the tweedy one, that is some lovely yarn. They’re all pretty, but that one just speaks to me. It’s unisex too, which is a plus.

    Your cat has that long suffering dramatic look.

  7. Christy
    May 18th, 2009 @ 1:21 pm

    I LOVE your top yarn! That one is beautiful!

  8. Manise
    May 18th, 2009 @ 2:00 pm

    Very nice skeins! I’m partial to the one with all of the tweedy bits. :-)

  9. Lynn in Tucson
    May 18th, 2009 @ 2:29 pm

    Lovely! Let’s hear it for FOs!

  10. cyndy
    May 18th, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

    Nothing like finishing a skein to make you feel like you accomplished something!

    They are all lovely, lovely skeins…

  11. Tonni
    May 18th, 2009 @ 3:45 pm

    You sure know how to choose lovely fiber for spinning! I think Mack was hiding his eyes from the camera flash :) Such a funny pic!

  12. Laurie
    May 18th, 2009 @ 6:01 pm

    I agree with Manise on the tweedy bits. Nice job despite nepps on the other skein.

  13. Diane
    May 18th, 2009 @ 8:46 pm

    Can’t make up my mind which yarn I like the best; ya done good. And Mack looks like a little brown bear that’s hibernating on your table.

  14. Sara
    May 19th, 2009 @ 8:48 pm

    very pretty! I love the third “sproingy” yarn.

  15. Bubblesknits
    May 20th, 2009 @ 12:02 am

    Oh wow….I love the colors in that first one, but the last one just looks so soft and squishy!

  16. Becky
    May 20th, 2009 @ 8:12 am

    LOVE the tweedy yarn! The bits of color are wonderful. Tell Mack he needs to share! And give him a kiss for me.

  17. Nora
    May 20th, 2009 @ 9:58 am

    Oh, those are just beautiful!

    I can’t wait to see the sweater…

  18. JessaLu
    May 31st, 2009 @ 9:40 pm

    Beautiful spinning!