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Three months ago I started this spinning project with four colourways of fibre, and now I have twelve skeins of three-ply yarn in a smooth gradient.

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Four braids of combed merino top (spinning fibre) in a gradient from pink through dark blue.

Twelve skeins of handspun yarn in a gradient from pink through dark blue.

I finished spinning the singles for the Mega Multi Gradient, hooray! Just one more skein to ply, which will only take about half an hour, and it'll be done! The whole pound of fibre took 11 weeks to spin and ply. I won't know the yardage until after it's washed, but if it matches the other stuff I made (fingers crossed that it does, because it's supposed to), it's about 1800 yards of 3-ply fingering weight yarn. Pictures soon :)

It's strange not to have the wheel in the middle of the living room after so long. I'm not planning to start a new spinning project until the #TourDeFleece starts in July. Gonna focus on some other artsy-craftsy things until then.

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When you have a yarn and fiber festival in your own town, it is lovely! Got some Targhee yarn, a glasses case, and some bear fluff. Apparently actual bear fluff you can spin.
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A canvas bag saying "Midwest Fiber Festival" is the background for purchases. At the top is a small zipper bag with a bird saying "I should probably kick some ass today." Two skeins of squishy soft Targhee sport weight yarn in a tan or old gold mustard colour, a tin glasses case with puffins wearing sweaters, and a bag of chocolate brown bear fluff.

A little later than planned, but here it is! This is our first major handspinning project and also what our plying tester the other day was for!
If my maths is right, there should be somewhere around 77 metres of yarn here! Not a Whole lot to work with, especially at this weight, but whole lot of progress towards a useable handspun yarn!

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A photo of a skein of handspun 2-ply yarn. The yarn is a pale peachy colour and is twisted around itself, tied with white thread. The yarn is sat on top of a pale grey-blue duvet cover with a moon and stars pattern.

Last weekend has been a very knitty weekend with one finished project (the socks from the last post) and two cast-ons.

1: An Esther Jacket (pattern by Petite Knit) I knit with a spindle spun and plant dyed rambouillet yarn. I aim to make it more a cardigan than a jacket.
2: A short-sleeved summer cardigan/blouse. Pattern is the Hey Sailor! by Andrea Mowry.

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On a grey tablecloth with a light floral pattern lies a circular wooden knitting needle with the beginning of the back of a cardigan. It is textured with knit and purl stitches that create a diamond pattern. The yarn has a light dirty yellow colour. In the top left corner of the picture is a turquoise ball vase with some lavender and lilac.

Medium close-up of the hem of my black and white gingham dress with a knitted swatch on it. The swatch is striped with two yarns: a teal one and a light one with neon speckles in green, yellow, pink and turquoise. The stripes are regularly interrupted by teal rectangles. The gauge is very small, needle size 3 mm.

Plying is completed! I had to do 2 different plying bracelets because the singles snapped once but it worked out because it let me ply easily in two separate sessions. Can’t wait to get this off the bobbin, soaked, and set, so I can see how much there is, understand its weight/grist/whatever and decide what to do with it! #HandSpunYarn #handSpinning #fiberarts

Partially filled bobbin on an e-spinner with a 2 ply yarn. Cooler ranges from grey to white with pops of yellow and red.

Plied. Equinox is a good day to clear the wheel for something else.

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Close up of some three ply wool yarn inshades of purple, lavender, brown, white. Colorway is called "bramble" by nest fiber.

Have anyone tried dyeing skeins in a gradient? I think I did alright for it being the first time and not doing any research beforehand 😅

I'd love to hear some tips and tricks to make it even better!

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100% angora yarn, ready for #knitting into mittens.

The one on the left is dyed with black walnut hulls #naturalDye and the one on the right is a natural cream, for comparison.

In total there's 181 yards / 1.45 ounces of 3-ply light fingering (20 WPI) yarn. I'm considering modifying the Mesquite Mittens by Traci Scott pattern for these hanks.

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two mini hanks of yarn hanging on a fence against a background of snow and bare trees. The hank on the left is a dark cinnamon brown. The hank on the right is a warm off-white, similar to a pearl.

More progress - one sleeve about 2/3 finished.

I'm doing the sleeves first because it's easier to make the body a tad longer or shorter. But too short sleeves look just ridiculous.

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A cardigan knitting project in progress.

The body is about waist length, one sleeve about 2/3 done. Yarn is stripey and in shades of blue and grey, it's worked in a textured pattern stitch.

More progress.

I'm at 3 skeins of 6 but far from half the yardage as I started with the least yardage-per-weight skeins so the weight won't pull at the bottom.

Still loving both sides.

But boy is this thing heavy. I've come a long way in my spinning since I made this yarn (probably over 10 years ago).

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A handknit cardigan in progress. It's done from top down, with a v neck. It's now 17 cm below the point where the sleeves were split off and the sts put on separate needles, waiting to be finished.

Yarn is in shades of blue and grey, creating an irregular stripey effect.

I love spinning singles, but I do not love plying them into yarn. :P

(No advice, please. These are simply statements of fact.)

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Some homespun wool yarn that I finished this morning. #fiberart #knitting #crochet #HandSpunYarn #handspunhandknit #wool

Fishing gloves for my husband, knitted from handspun wool. #knitting ##fiberarts ##handspunyarn

Very varied vest 💔

Pattern by whatlydiamade 💜

Yarn handspun by me with spinjones fibres in twilight, a scrappy batt and for the red it was glögg
I spun the yarn in in dk, 2 ply. 🌸

This vest is so special to me, my first handspun garment 🥲

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Hello there! I’m Gladys and I’m looking for community to share my crafts and be inspired by others makes. I hope I can find it here!

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The last ones! And a few handspun projects.

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Hey Makers!! I’m Michael and new to this space. Coming over to find the crafting community and other makers.

Sending peace and happy crafting to all.
Wearing my Traveler Shawl by Andrea Mowry in my own #HandSpunYarn✌🏽

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