Thursday, January 5, 2017

New Stuff

 My birthday and Christmas were pretty much a bust this year in the gift department. We all agreed not to exchange and it makes sense but it still feels a bit lacking. To make up for the lack of presents I treated myself to this yarn from Wandering Cat Yarns. They were having an amazing end of year sale and still had plenty of good stuff to choose from when I went browsing. I decided upon this Alley Cat in this very pretty Heart of the Mountain colorway. It's getting cast on as soon as the latest socks are off the needles which should be very soon. Yippeeeeee....



 Also new is the warp that is now on the warping board from the overshot kit. It's purple. It's thin. Really thin. This is going to be an adventure in warping for sure. Fingers crossed.



 New on the wheel is this Finn fiber. I don't as a rule like Finn but this was so soft that against my better judgement I brought it home from the MDSW this past spring.


 I was surprised when I unwound the braid. I didn't expect it to be half and half. I thought it was variegated.


 I split it half and decided to spin each color separately.


It's going to be a two ply and then I am going to use it for some fancy colorwork on something or other. Some day.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2017 at 12:52 AM

    I like how the grey and gold separated out. That's going to be PRETTY yarn. The orange-y part reminds me of pumpkin spice lattes.

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  2. LianaJanuary 5, 2017 at 1:46 AM

    Lovely new stuff. Fluffy.

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  3. The Well Fed WheelJanuary 5, 2017 at 9:23 AM

    Nice new fluff! The stuff in the bottom photo is really going to be neat all spun up. I like that it seperated half and half like that. Love the Wandering Cat yarn too. You really did good!

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  4. VeraJanuary 5, 2017 at 9:26 AM

    Very pretty yarn from Wandering Cat. And your fiber looks like a lot of fun - cheerful!!

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  5. BetsyJanuary 5, 2017 at 11:17 AM

    I love that Wandering Cat yarn. Those colors are the kind I like to work with. And that fiber is amazing. I would never have thought the colors were separated out either by looking at the braid. I think it's going to look gorgeous spun up.
    Blessings, Betsy

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  6. kathy bJanuary 5, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    I swear on all my yarn I did not know you posted about Wandering Cat Yarns when I posted about mine today! LOve your colorway.

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  7. Judy S.January 5, 2017 at 1:09 PM

    Interesting fibers! It will be fun to see how it spins up.

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  8. Caffeine GirlJanuary 5, 2017 at 1:32 PM

    Love your new yarn.
    I still haven't taken my loom out of the box. Must get around to that.

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  9. Delighted HandsJanuary 5, 2017 at 2:06 PM

    I like your line-up of new projects! Finn fiber is delicious to spin-it will be good for you!

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  10. WanderingcatstudioJanuary 5, 2017 at 6:58 PM

    Glad your yarn arrived safe and sound! That one knits up really nice (mom knit up its twin a few months back).

    Love the colours in that fibre too!

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  11. MeredithJanuary 7, 2017 at 10:48 AM

    There was no rule against you buying yourself a present so I am glad you did. LOve the new yarn and all you are making. I need to get busy!

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