Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Big Balls

 

I wanted to make a pair of mitts out of some pretty handspun I had finished during this year's TdF so I wound it up and stuck it into my yarn bowl and......uh, oh. It didn't fit. I use this bowl all the time for balls of yarn so I had to investigate.



Yup. It was big. Bigger than expected. 


I had bought 4 ounces of this lovely Polwarth from a vendor on Etsy and I guess she threw in some extra for the ride.



I went back and looked at my posts from when I was spinning it but I didn't seem to have a problem getting it all on the Ladybug bobbin. It was chain plied.




Now it's becoming a pair of mitts and I suppose something else. There is going to be a heck of a lot left over. 




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9 comments:

  1. BetsyJanuary 13, 2021 at 1:36 AM

    That is some pretty yarn. How nice to get extra and not shorted on the fiber. I sure miss spinning. Your's looks so good.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. VeraJanuary 13, 2021 at 8:47 AM

    Beautiful colors. I vote for a hat to go with the mitts!

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  3. Caffeine GirlJanuary 13, 2021 at 10:58 AM

    Gorgeous yarn! You can't complain about extra yardage.

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  4. Far Side of FiftyJanuary 13, 2021 at 2:56 PM

    A matching ear warmer perhaps:)

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  5. Tired Teacher 2January 13, 2021 at 4:19 PM

    Oooh, I love the knit fabric - it’s gorgeous yarn.

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  6. kathy bJanuary 13, 2021 at 8:24 PM

    Ohhhhhhh You could make them boot huggers! The young ones are wearing tights with hand knit tubes that go to their boot tops!

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  7. Gemma's personJanuary 13, 2021 at 8:39 PM

    Very pretty, nice to have extra.

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  8. WanderingcatstudioJanuary 13, 2021 at 9:44 PM

    It's beautiful!

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  9. Delighted HandsJanuary 13, 2021 at 11:11 PM

    Oh, it is the prettiest yarn!!!! How nice to put it to such a perfect pattern!

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