We're Off!

My fiber has arrived, as has Weaver's. So let's see what we're working with...

Here's mine:



















Here's Weaver's:




Weaver has already spun up a sample and is thinking of adding beads (green, of course):



The fiber is Superwash Wool. I haven't spun any Superwash since very early in my spinning. I spun and Navajo plied some for my dearly departed MIL for socks. The yarn was VERY soft and lovely. I'm looking forward to giving this a try. But I must also sample to see what works best.

My general plan is to spin about two thirds of each fiber to ply with itself and save the other third to ply with something else later. This roving is more variegated than striping, so most likely whatever way I draft it, it would come out pretty much the same. I will probably spin this up to be a 2-ply sport to fingering weight yarn for socks. (Big surprise, this is what I usually do; I'm a big sock knitter).

I've also written out a sock pattern for the Project yarns already, which I will post if that's what I decide to knit. Maybe for next year's L.A. County Fair (it never hurts to think ahead, right?)

Send me your pictures and your plans!

I've had a great idea (I think)

I've been keeping track of Project Spectrum and trying to work in the colors. Okay.

Then I found that Spunky Eclectic is having a "Fiber of the Month Club" and is dyeing various fibers to go along with the Project Spectrum colors. So I joined the club.

Now, wouldn't it be fun to spin up the fiber from the club and share photos and experiences with each other? Maybe see the different approaches and different results from the same dyepot, the same fiber?

So, without further ado, begins the...

PROJECT SPECTRUM SPINALONG

Join up, comment, post photos, let's see what we can do! Try new spinning techniques, show us your skeins! Maybe at the end of the project, we can all knit it up into someting together. Wouldn't that be fun?

Happy waiting for the mailman!

UPDATE: Amie at Spunky Eclectic tells me that the fiber shipped today!! I will post a picture of it when it arrives. If you have any pictures that you would like to post you can email them to me by clicking on the link in the sidebar and I will post them here. Thanks for participating!

UPDATE II: If you are NOT joining the Spunky Club but you ARE spinning something for Project Spectrum, you are TOTALLY WELCOME to join in! Please do! Send me a photo of what you're spinning and what your plans are and we will all have fun together!