365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, March 10, 2023
Fine Spun
Day 148: This project is going to take a while. True fingering-weight yarns have become very difficult to find in recent years, at least at a price which isn't prohibitive (I am not willing to spend $30 on a single sock, or even a pair), so I decided it was time to make my own. I found a wonderful new fiber supply right here in Washington which caters specifically to spinners (Paradise Fibers in Spokane), and ordered eight ounces of blended Merino/bamboo top in a shade called "Hickory Dickory." All the colourways in this series are named from nursery rhymes. It's a bit pinker than I'd expected, but hey, it's going to be socks...at least three pair of socks for the grand sum of $24, offset by many hours of entertainment on my side of the coin. It is spinning up beautifully at 40 wraps per inch, and since I am spinning off the fold, I have better control over the colours as they come off my hand. Spun directly from the end, the colours would be more blended, but I wanted a more "tweedy" effect. The hand-feel of the Merino/bamboo blend is exquisite: soft, smooth, silky...and durable enough to make good socks, whether they're a little too pink or not.
Labels:
fingering yarn,
Hickory Dickory,
Paradise Fibers,
spinning
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