I finally figured out what I wanted to do with that blue Merino/Bamboo blend that I got from Whorling Tides. Because of the way the Great Wheel works I can spin stuff really, really fine. It’s like a giant support spindle! (I’m planning to try cotton on it sometime in the near future.) I’ve spun about half of the braid. Here it is reeled off onto a cardboard tube.
Half of the Needed Singles
Because I’m spinning it so thin I’ll ply it into a two-ply lace weight or a three-ply fingering weight—I just love the concept of having to go two-ply for a lace weight! It’s so much fun to spin thin.
Close Up
I’ve found a pattern for a gorgeous lacy wrap that calls for 1,400 yards of lace weight. If I have enough, I’d love to make it. It’s very airy and light, which I think will go well with the yarn. The bamboo gives it just enough shimmer to look like it’s moving.
That turned out very pretty!
That is very beautiful yarn! Laceweight can be very trying to work with sometimes, but the results are worth it!
Pretty! It reminds me of clouds… either that or old fashioned…something. It looks kind of antique.