Roving on

Over the next few days, I'll start posting my preparations for the Ethnic Knitting Discovery blog book tour that's coming up on October 18th right here! This is one of the yarns I'm using in the project I've designed from the book, here still as roving. I couldn't resist the colors and not having much experience with spinning, had no idea how it would spin up.








Here it is spun as a single.










I then plied it with an Opal black sock yarn
just to see what would happen.



This is the Knitty Kitty photogragh for the week. Edsel Ford is much more interested in what's under the fruit bowl than silly old yarn.

Wheel of Time

Quite a bit of time it took to assemble; not days, but certainly more than half an hour. Even deducting for beers and breaks, it took a good deal longer. But here it is, all lovely and assembled, and for the cost, I must say it works like a charm. The only little complaint is a persistent tendency for the left treadle to clack after continued use. We haven't quite figured that out yet. Today, it got a treatment with stain to integrate the various woods used in the construction of the wheel.

It didn't take long to use up the small bits of roving I had purchased at the class, so the next step in the adventure is to find sources for yummy wool to spin. I love the yarns from Beaverslide Drygoods, so of course, wanted to try their rovings as well. They also have organic wool quilt batts for a very reasonable price, and I love supporting a small wool grower. Here's the box that came in the mail, with a real-life prop for size comparison. Those are some big balls!