Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Look at the beautiful roses that Pete sent me! Aren't the pretty?

I have a cold that is starting to get nasty, but I have been spinning on my new wheel anyway. I just can't resist. Here is the second mini skein that I spun up. (The first one was pretty bad.) It's a 2-ply wool spun up from some of the Lorna's Laces Gold Hill roving.

It is a little un-even and a bit over twisted, but I figure it will take me a while to get a feel for the wheel and how quickly I need to treadle. I tend to try to go way too fast.

And here is the mini skein knit up:

The color variations are strange because there are places where the different colors from the two ply's matched up and places where they didn't. I think that on a multi-color roving like this I prefer to Navaho Ply to preserve the colors. Let me find the old photo of the Navaho plied Lorna's I spun on my spindle. . .

There it is. See how the individual colors remain seperate? In this particular colorway I think it looks much better.

Well, I'm feeling pretty lousy, so I think I'm going to go sit on the couch, drink some green tea and eat come conversation hearts. Have a happy Valentine's Day!

Comments

[Karen]

Pretty roses!

I think that your spinning looks pretty darn good for only your second skein.

Feel better soon...and Happy V-day! :)

[Lisa]

Thanks for sharing your roses on V-Day. They are beauty's...and your yarn looks pretty darn good too. I know nothing about spinning, but I think it looks great anyway.

[Lisa]

Love your yarn! I am in such envy over your new wheel!
Happy Valentine's Day!

[Lisa]

Just because I couldn't resist being the third Lisa to comment... LOL Your roses look beautiful, and the spinning looks great to me. But, I have to say tht I prefer the Brach's hearts to the Necco ones. :)