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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Fractal 1
The first skein of fractal spin is done and dusted. The photo shows it before washing and thwacking (I don't "thwack," as such; rather, I "sprong" by looping the skein around both hands and then snapping my arms out to the sides several times over several rotations). Now it's hanging out on the line, weighted and drying in the warm weather. It turned out much better than expected, and despite the colourway, it even looks kinda like a fractal spin. Before finishing, it measured 106 yards and 1.9 ounces (53 grams). Those figures put it at a worsted weight, although it feels slightly finer (but not fine enough to be DK).

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