Stretching

myself.

Well. I would like to…but that’s not what I am talking about.

Just making myself do some more stuff on the wheel than I got into the habit of doing with my Ashford Traditional.

When I first started to spin I was entranced with funky slub yarns.  Got the Plucky Fluff Books when they came out. Used to spin a mean slub (these  are one that sold from 4 years ago).

1. Bahama Mama, 2. Urban Grind, 3. Jewel of the Nile

I could see how clever it was to add all sorts of stuff to skeins but I like to wear what I knit/spin and I couldn’t work out what I could do with the funked up skeins. But there is a kind of magic to whip up something in an hour rather than the 6+ hours it takes to get 100gms of thin stuff spun and plied (yep – 6+ hours).

Crazy Mel and I are off to the Blue Mountains Insubordinknit workshop for 2 days next March. I figured I’d best start on playing with some crazier gear to get my hand it. (I am fairly certain Crazy Mel, lurker, won’t care that I call her Crazy Mel).

Just the Facts, Jack

Here’s some of my lovely Politically Incorrect batt that I tricked up – nice singles plied hairy scary like with some black zephyr. Mad – and totally insubordinknitworthy me thinks.
1. Just the Facts Jack, 2. just the facts jack, 3. just the facts jack

Then – when a certain fibre club offering hit my doorstep last week I had a go at some thick and thin slub. Not as easy as it usually is with all that lovely viscose/bamboo slippery sliding stuff in amongst the bestest colours ever. Had to spin it, set it and do a bit of s ’spit and rub’ on the ’slugs’ as they didn’t want to stick together. It is SO soft and the colours POP.

She Spins Sea Slugs by the Sea Shore.

1. Sea Slugs, 2. Sea Slugs, 3. Sea Slugs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So that’s a start. I am going to have more of a play and may put some offerings in the etsy store. Who knows?