A Whole New Project!

How gorgeous is that roving?? Its so soft and beautiful, with a zillion colors of purple, blue, white, and a little touch of green. The fabulous Amy sent this to me! What a friend!
What a way to get perked up to spin!

Here is the yarn as singles; and here's the finished two ply yarn. I'm crazy about it! Its a little drapey and slightly crunchy from the silk content; its a merino/silk blend.


I want to make a neck-warming gaiter for our fabulous neighbor who has helped us so much this summer. I like this one from One Skein.

She has a camel coat, and this yarn has some tiny touches of a yellowish color as well as a little bit of olive green...I think it'll be great. I spun the yarn in little tufts, from the fold, for maximum tweediness and minimum stripeyness, so hopefully the cables and ribs will show up. If not, I'll come up with an alternate plan!

And for the neighbor's husband, who has also been heroic in his aid to our home, pets and not-insiginificant garden, I want to make a similar scarf. This one also from One Skein:



So I dyed this merino/silk roving in two shades of grey, hoping I can spin them so as to blend the colors together for a tweedy effect.

Once again, if swatching reveals that the cables don't show up, I'll come up with something else. I'm shooting for Classic...Timeless...Unisex...

And a note to those who wonder about Mom's sweater: yes it fits, she says she loves it, and its from Knitter's magazine, Winter 2004. And thank you to my blog advisors: I'm going to dye the leftover yarn a different shade for a coordinating scarf. I agree; matchy-matchy is kind of icky.