Busy Busy Busy

So little time, so much to do.

Slowly improving with the spindolyn although the long draw remains a failure. Pinchand pull works a treat.

I've been experimenting with my yarn. Found a nice colour combination. Take black roving and sort of spread it out. Add a few strips of another colour but only a few. When you spin it you get little glints of colour in the black and it's quite effective.

I've been making chunky as well.

That's a bit tricky in the plying stage. See the photos.

From the bottom up:- Roving being prepared for spinning. Black yarn with a hint of colour. Knitting from the chunky black yarn.

The black with a hint of colour yarn on the spindle

Making chunky soft yarn involves plying 2 spun yarns with a strip of unspun roving. The resultant yarn is uneven and chunky and good for chunky mittens.