Pencil roving = easy to spin. Cormo/silk/alpaca = heavenly. Only 2.5 oz (this ball was roughly the size of a small grapefruit) but it was only $3. THREE DOLLARS. And so pretty. So I got it.
I went to spin it but it was dense. Compacted, matted fiber strikes again. I spent two nights predrafting this fiber (gently tugging, opening up, pulling inch after inch after inch) until I had a massive mound of light fluffy fiber ready to spin.
But it still drafted lumpy/bumpy, giving the finished yarn a more "homemade" look.
Not the most even yarn in the world, but it did turn out well. It's soft from the alpaca, bouncy from the cormo and there's a nice sheen from the silk.
Not sure what the yardage is but it's only 2.5 oz. Should be enough here for a Lotus Hat. I hope.
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If not enough for a hat, it might make a cowl. (Is it soft enough for that?)
Love the colors!
Beautiful colors!!!
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