Spinning Sock Yarn

Lately I've been spending time with Jensen Tina, feeding it the fiber that it so thirsts for. This time I selected a bag of wool rovings - I've forgotten which sheep breed this belonged to - probably Corriedale, Coopworth or a blend. I aimed to spin as fine as possible without having the yarn break (I succeeded for the most part). I selected the lowest possible whorl to spin the singles, and when I had 3 bobbins full, I then moved these onto the lazy kate and changed over to the Woolee Winder and stepped up the ratio to ply 3 singles together. Believe me - it goes a lot faster with the WW - no having to stop to move the yarn over to the next hook!

Here's a close-up, with a penny inserted for scale. Hard to believe this is 3-ply, eh? And what's more, I think I will have enough for 3, maybe 4 pairs! Right now these are soaking, with a bit of hair shampoo and conditioner added. I don't expect these to bloom up so much, and after these dries I'm going to measure the WPI. I should have taken the before-wash WPI measurement but I don't think it will matter much. Now I'm trying to decide what color to dye these. I have some Jacquard Acid dyes. I wish A.C Moore and Michaels had Jacquard Acid dyes in stock, but no luck. I guess I'll have to buy online. I don't think Springwater Fibers will have any (and it's quite a drive for me, anyway). There's a store up in Catonsville that sells spinning supplies, but I don't know if they'll have adequate dye stuff. Geez . . . wish there were more fiber stores here in DC metro area . . .

Meanwhile, still working on the Wyvern sock but getting close to the finish. I expect to bind it off today and then immediately start on its siamese twin. Pictures to come this weekend, hopefully.