Last week I spun up colorway #1 and plied it using the navajo plying technique to preserve the colors. And you can see the stripey goodness in the swatch above. (Here's the post that shows the 3-ply and here's a picture of the un-spun fiber.) I'm pretty happy with it considering this was my least favorite colorway when it came out of the dye pot.
And I have to say that the BFL (Bluefaced Leicester) is as much of a dream to knit as it was to spin. The finished swatch is super soft, silky and even has a bit of drape.
Technical info -- The 3-ply ended up at about 13 wpi for DK weight. I knit it up on US 5's.
In other news. . . I'm homeschooling Maddie and today is our first official day of school! Of course I started a blog for her :) It's called Homeschooling Maddie.
***Added Later***
Heh! Just realized this swatch kind matches the cover of HP6!
Nice job...I like the stripes!!
Posted by: caitlyn | Thursday, September 01, 2005 at 04:12 PM
Very Nice!
You are a brave woman to homeschool. Even though I am a teacher, I don't think I could teach my own kids. Too close to home, literally!
Posted by: Jennifer | Thursday, September 01, 2005 at 05:13 PM
It's great hearing about another knitter that's homeschooling! I will be homeschooling my son also in the very near future! Like the stripes on that one!
Posted by: Michelle | Thursday, September 01, 2005 at 10:59 PM
i love bfl for spinning and knitting, it was the first fiber that i spu and it is still one of my favorites.
Posted by: marti | Friday, September 02, 2005 at 08:12 AM
My husband and all his siblings were homeschooled. I tip my hat to you, friend. It's so much work but I imagine that it's really rewarding.
Posted by: Sarah | Friday, September 02, 2005 at 01:57 PM