"Bird's Nest" - 81 yds. chunky singles - contains Karakul , raffia, hemp, mohair, bovine fur, and llama. This is my first time spinning Karakul and I rather liked it. It's definitely not soft, but would be great for felting projects. I see some more of this wool in my stash's future!
"au naturale" - 127 yds. worsted weight 2 ply - contains Shetland, Wensleydale, Cotswold, Jacob locks, suri alpaca locks, raw huacaya, cria fleece, llama, camel/tussah silk blend, cat fur, bison, Tibetan yak fiber, bison, pima cotton, and wolf fur. This was a challenging spin. The multitude of varying fiber types made it difficult to keep even. I'm pretty happy with the end result though - it's on the soft side and has lots of brown tones which I think'll look really nice for the hat pattern that I picked out.
"Funhouse" - 91 yds. bulky corespun - contains alpaca, dryer lint, nylon, ecospun, angelina, metallic thread, icicle, dyed cotton balls, ingeo, carbonized bamboo, Falkland, Swalesdale, merino, possum, donkey hair, Cotswold locks, tussah silk, cotton neps, throwster silk, sari silk threads, pulled recycled silk, mulberry silk, sari silk ribbons, satin ribbons, angora, shredded Irish linen, fabric strips, and firestar. A fun, easy spin. My daughter's claimed this one as her own and says that she plans to knit up a "totally beast" hat!
"My TP Adventure" - 12 yds. super chunky autowrapped - contains toilet paper, plastic cording, tinsel, shredded plastic bag scraps, crinkled paper, hay netting, antique corset laces, and thread. A slow go, this one. Lots of stopping to untangle thread, wind onto the bobbin, make sure it wasn't breaking at the perforations, etc... My original plan was to crochet a basket or bowl I'm not sure that I've got enough yardage. I might whip up some plarn to alternate rows with so that I have enough. We shall see!
A big thanks to Roo from Moonwood Farm for hosting this awesome SAL! I had a blast trying out all of the unique fibers included in the swap packages and can't wait to start working on my knitting/crochet projects with them!
These look great! I love seeing how we all used the fibers differently. I still haven't spun my TP yarn b/c I don't have the patience to wind it onto my bobbins by hand, but one day when I get a bulky wheel I'm all over that! Yours looks fantastic! :)
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