The Spin-a-Thon Continues

nyeshetland1, originally uploaded by ontheroundfiberart.

It feels like I've been held up in my studio for hours...O wait I have! I got up before 7 a.m. and I've been in here every since. I've completed all the singles of my BFL spin mentioned here. I'm going to leave the plying for this evening when I am tired and vegging out.

Now I've moved on to carding up my Shetland that I just received in the mail this week. My hubby found it for me on Craigslist from a Maine woman. The wool was from a flock of her own sheep that she never used. It's clearly been in storage for a while so I am fluffing it up on my carder into 1 oz bumps. It's really lovely wool and I can't wait to get spinning it! Some of it will appear in my shop and some I am going to keep for myself and knit a sweater for my husband. I know I have claimed to knit him a sweater before (see post) but this time I really intend to do it, and with this wool that seems more manageable.

I would also like to mention that while I card I am listening to A Playful Day: Holiday Special with Subway Knits. It is a totally enjoyable listen in the spirit of my New Years weekend fiber adventure.

Now back to work!

Spinning in the New Year!

New Years Spin, originally uploaded by ontheroundfiberart.

Hello!

It's been such a long time since I blogged last, I'm really not sure where to begin! Thankfully ringing in the New Year is always a great place to start....so instead of catching up, let's just take off running!

I intend on ringing in the New Year with a marathon of spinning. Since I won't be working at the restaurant like I normally would, and I'm almost 8 months pregnant so I won't be drinking like I normally would~ the next best thing (probably better really) would be to spin!

As you can see, I've already gotten started! My first round of spinning is hand painted BFL roving in some of my favorite colors. I'm spinning 4oz singles and than plying for to make a worsted weight yarn. I haven't figured out the yardage yet. There will be 5 skeins in this colorway.

So far I have plied 1 skein, have 2 singles on the bobbin, and 2 more braids left to spin!

How will you ring in the New Year?