I want to tell you all about the Dragon Yarn, and I looked on the project notes on Ravelry…then noticed I have no blooming notes! So some of the figures for the yarn are inaccurate because I’m not unwinding the cake and rewinding it on my niddy-noddy to accurately find out exactly how much I have!
Dragon Yarn
This started out as 100g of Manos del Uruguay fibre in the Wildflower colourway (8931), as stated previously. I spun up the singles starting on the 1st of October 2014, using my Lacis Drop Spindle, bought at Hulu Crafts. When I decided to start spinning it again, I switched to the spinning wheel as the whorl on the drop spindle was too large for the weight of yarn I wanted to spin.
That probably sounds like Greek to you if you are not a spinner. Basically, I wanted to spin the yarn up so the single was relatively thin, and the weight of the bulby bit at the bottom of the spindle kept making the single snap before I could stabilise it. More practice needed!
It was a dream to spin up on the spinning wheel. I had to pre-draft the fibre to get the thickness that I wanted, and all-in-all the process took about nine hours. I have no idea if this is good or not – any thoughts? I navajo plied the single to preserve the colouration – and I absolutely love and adore this technique. I will be navajo plying ALL THE THINGS.
Having done rough measurements, I have calculated that I have about 98 metres of worsted weight yarn. I’m still doing cold sheep for this year – so I can’t buy any patterns to knit it up into. I checked out my library and found the Bridger Cowl in there; I’m still as in love with the pattern as I was when I initially downloaded it, so it’s a done deal!
The yarn is wonderful and soft. I soaked it in the bathroom sink so that I could see if there was any colour leakage against the white porcelain – and there was, but not a lot. I’m sure the yarn will be colour-fast and this was just excess dye, although I will still be careful when I next wash it.
I’m looking forward to the cowl! England is cold at the moment and it will be nice to have another warm neck accessory…
That’s all for now!
Much love,
Corrie xx
Beautiful yarn and a very snuggly looking cowl. You really cannot have too many neck accessories in cold weather.
I agree wholeheartedly!
Just remember, it’s not about how fast you spin fibre into yarn, it’s about how pleased you are with the results! Dragon yarn looks gorgeously squishy :)
Lovely yarn. Looks so squishy and soft!
Navajo plying —that’s a new term for me (but then, I’m a fairly beginner spinner). I’m going to have to look that up. Always so much to learn. Thanks!
It’s my favourite new technique :D Enjoy!
This is so lovely. I really should try spinning…
Do it! You’ll fall down a whole new rabbit hole.
Love that cowl! It’s going straight to the top of my queue. Lovely spinning, too. I’m off to figure out Navajo plying….
Thank you! I totally recommend it, was a super quick knit.
The only thing I know about spinning is what the wool looks like when finished, and I like the blend of colors in yours.
Hehe, I don’t know a whole load myself. Always so much to learn :) Thank you so much!
I recommend a Trindle for spinning fine yarn. Trundles are awesome!
I’m off to investigate right now.
Haha, you had three Beths in a row!
What can I say, clearly Beth is an awesome name ;) Just looked at trindles on Etsy…oh dear, going on my birthday list, that’s for sure.
Darn you, Corrie! You awakened my inner spinner and now I have blue Masham on my snowflake spindle. D:
And this is bad…why?