So just for kicks, I thought I’d bombard you with more handspun.
Pa-pow!
The details:
100% Targhee
420 yards
18 WPI
4.1 oz
Fiber Credit – Hungry For Handspun
I got this fiber for my birthday a year or two ago. (Thanks, Jen!) I adore Targhee. Adore it! I tried to spin it spider web thin, but somehow that didn’t happen. Still, I got some pretty good yardage on it. Enough so that a person could make a nice shawlette with it.
Pa-pow!
The details:
100% Superwash Blue Faced Leicester
185 yards
12 WPI
4.5 oz
Fiber credit – Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club
I loved loved loved spinning this up even though the colors really weren’t up my alley. I also don’t like to spin regular BFL. But the superwash? I dig the superwash. It has a nice sheen to it and a softness the untreated BFL doesn’t seem to have.
Or maybe I’ve just been spinning the wrong BFL?
Pa-pow!
The details:
100% South African Fine
185 yards
12 WPI
4.5 oz
Fiber credit: Hungry For Handspun
I worked really hard to keep this a low twist single. I minded my treadling and I cranked up the tension. For the most part I think I did okay. Plus, South African Fine is another favorite of mine. It’s so soft! I also have crazy love for the colors. So soothing!
Another thing I have to bore you with is the same necklace I’ve shown you before. Only I tried to jazz it up a bit by adding pearls. I didn’t add a crap load of pearls, just a touch here and there.
I tried to get a shot of the necklace on my velveteen display stand, but my camera totally freaked out on me. I don’t know what happened, but it was not pretty. I’ll just save you the eyesore and skip those photos.
Sadly, I have no pretty scenic or feline shots for you. What I do have is a shot of me and my friends enjoying lunch at the Waioli Tea House this past Saturday.
Can you guess which of those lovely ladies is my mother?
Happy Thursday, everyone!Thanks for putting up with me and my zany ways!
February 4th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Your singles are lookin’ great! I think I can guess which lady is your mom…I’ll guess in private :).
February 4th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Gorgeous yarns–bombard away!
February 4th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Nice to see your sweet mom! I love the tearoom. That yarn is yummable!
February 4th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
You really have been spinning up a storm! I love those singles!
Hmmmm… I should know the answer to this one.
xo
February 4th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Pa-Pow! With lovelies like this, you can bomard us ANY TIME. :-0
February 4th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Ha! I actually tried to type “bomb-yarn us”, and three times I went back to fix it, but I still screwed it up – LOL!
February 4th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
I’m guessing middle, left — she’s looking right at the camera and smiling and I’m assuming that YOU are behind the camera.
February 4th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
I think I have a black eye! ;-)
Also BFL is my favorite fiber to spin. Not that I’ve been spinning for very long.
February 4th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
I really like the honey tones of Terra. Sweet Respite is really pretty too.
February 5th, 2010 at 1:09 am
Gorgeous yarn! Your mother is clearly the blond in the back on the right :)
February 5th, 2010 at 2:39 am
Your African Fine is my favorite too :)
I have a feeling your Mom is the one wearing the necklace ???
February 5th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Pictures of spinning is never boring!
February 5th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I think your mom is the one that looks like you. ;) We Cowboy fans have a knack for spotting each other.
February 6th, 2010 at 7:12 am
Lovely yarn! I know your mom, so I won’t guess, but if there is a prize, I will;)
February 6th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Glad to see lots of spinning at your end. It all looks lovely! Is your Mom the one wearing your necklace?
February 7th, 2010 at 2:34 am
Beautiful, beautiful yarn!
February 8th, 2010 at 2:42 am
All of the yarn looks yummy, but Terra is my favorite.
As for “Will the real Opal’s mom please stand up.” I am going with contestant #2 (middle left with the necklace on.)
February 8th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
If this is a death ray, I can cross something else off of my list of fears. Fire away with these pretties anytime!
I am mega-impressed by your low-twist singles. I need to stop reading and start trying.
xo
February 9th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Sweet respite is gorgeous (ok, they all are, but you knew I’d love this one, right?)
Your mom…that’s a really loaded question you know. I’m guessing the gal in the middle on the left!
(((hugs)))
February 13th, 2010 at 9:25 am
That necklace is really interesting. The pearls do something good for it, too.
Targhee is great! If I could find a supplier of undyed Targhee top, I’d be thrilled. It really is a nice one to spin thin, isn’t it?
February 17th, 2010 at 8:14 am
I know which one!!!!