Day 169: I've had several bags of Corriedale top sitting in the spinning cupboard for some time now, not really wanting to spin it up plain and trying to figure out a way I could spice it up a bit. In the interim, I've been spinning a Merino/bamboo blend which is rapidly becoming my favourite fiber. As luck would have it, my primary fiber supplier recently put a 100% bamboo top on sale. It was only available in one colour ("Glimmerglass," a mix of blues with a tiny touch of lavender), but it was perfect for my purpose. I blended a bit with the Corriedale using my hand carders and spun up a sample using a tahkli spindle. Although I was pleased with the result shown here, I've decided to add a little more of the bamboo, bringing the content up to approximately 70% Corriedale/30% bamboo. That should be a good combination for long-wearing socks. That said, I've become a little spoiled working with Merino. The Corriedale fiber seems much coarser than I remembered. I've dubbed this shimmery blend "Ice Caves" because it reminds me of the blue light inside the old ice caves above Paradise (Mount Rainier National Park) which now no longer exist.
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