This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Dreamy And Creamy
Day 90: What with the holidays and all, it slipped my mind entirely that I had two spindles of Blue-Faced Leicester handspun waiting to be wet down to set the twist. I realized it only when I began spinning some dyed Corriedale and discovered that I only had three empty. I only have five to my name, which ensures that I won't get too far ahead of myself on single-ply, although sometimes I really wish I had a sixth one. Unfortunately, the model which fits my wheel hasn't been available for decades. In any event, because I will also be plying the Corriedale (I always ply my yarns), I needed to free up the spindles. For the last three days, I've had sheep in my shower. Now you might notice that this is a fairly fine yarn. In fact, it is a fingering weight at 87 yards/oz., and should be knit up on #2 needles.
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