Dear Spinning Circle,
We are deep into September now & my kids are all settled back to school – this will be the first Live Stream since the end of May that they are at school while we are streaming!
Direct YouTube Link here
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Link to SPAKALs 2024 Information here – Sadly, our SPAKALs are coming to an imminent end! What a wonderful summer of making – thank you to all who participated!
Note that our Emotional Chicken SPAKAL is going on at the moment – please share your Chickens with us in the #general channel on Slack & the Ravelry thread here
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Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs Book Study 2024/2025: YARN STRUCTURE
Starting our Part III study this month, we will be exploring all things Yarn Structure. There will be a focus on socks & sock yarn spinning, along with other uses for these amazing structures – this is a great place to JOIN NOW if you’ve been watching from the sidelines. Syllabus: Part III (Yarn Structure) here.
- Welcoming 2024 Post here
- Welcoming 2024 for The Wool Circle & Spinning Staples here
- Year of Yarn 2024 Syllabus: Part I (Back to Basics) here
- Year of Yarn 2024 Syllabus: Part II (Stunning Singles) here
Quick Access to Events & Information in the community:
- Ketchup & Pickles for September 2024 here
- Queries & Explorations is a chance to come together to discuss projects, ideas & trouble-shooting in our making. For more information, check out the Queries tier on Patreon here.
- Recent Tutorial on how to use Ravelry & Slack
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In the show today …
Knitting
Ranunculus by Midori House – Westcoast Colour Falkland in ‘F***ing Pantone’, 2-ply (spun in March 2020), total yardage = 896 yards / 230 grams (grist = 1770YPP); gauge = 23 sts x 4 in on 4.00mm / US 6 {Ravelry Project Page here}
Fibre Preparation, Sampling & Spinning
MellyKnits CVM – O. Cotton – Mulberry Silk blend (70/20/10); break down of batt – into strips, continuous backwards, no smoothing, round 3-ply after sampling (2 mini skeins) {Ravelry Project Page here} (pictured below)
Rideau Arcott/Charollais Fleece – Downy but also fine crimp; tippy – removing with nails, then carding, 3-4 passes on carder so lock popped easily to remove second cuts; Large batts off new carder – broke down into smaller nests for spinning {Ravelry Project Page here}
All Wound Up, Castor, AB – Corriedale & BFL/Corriedale cross fleeces – washed & sampling in progress {Ravelry Project Page here} (pictured below)
Shetland Fleece – 2019 – starting to prepare – plan to card with Peduncle silk (20%) – Picking open; carding 2-3 passes, then adding the silk {Ravelry Project Page here}
Cotswold Fleece – 2019 – so fast to lock pop & prep {Ravelry Project Page here}
Community Participation
As always, thank you to those who share in the community, uploading photos and thoughts about what you are working on! I appreciate it – it’s my pleasure to be able to share!
Thank you so much for joining me today!
Until then, Happy Making!
