Even More Handspun Yarn

This is some of my favorite yarn of all this year.  I made the first skein and loved it so much I spun a bunch more.  Not my normal colors, but so so pretty in person.   It has a delicate sparkle but reads as pretty neutral from a distance.  Like a frosty field.



This is a 3 ply yarn.  The first single is straight gray alpaca.  The second is a strand of superwash tencel yarn spun from a roving I got from Yarn Barn in Kansas, in a very subtle grayed-rainbow colorway.  The third is a silk single spun from my own hand dyed silk in Deep Woods.   The singles were all spun pretty fine, so the final yarn is just barely a sock/sport weight yarn.   This stuff is definitely going into a handwoven shawl. 

More Handspun Yarn

I spin during shows, but never end up with much, so I end up with a collection of smaller bobbins of yarn in pretty colors.   This winter I pulled them out and started pairing them up.   I love this combination [It looks better in person].  So cheery and fun.

It's a 3 ply yarn.   The first single was spun from a hand dyed alpaca batt in turquoise with lots of sparkles.   The second was a lime green alpaca batt with lots of sparkles.   The third was spun off a hand dyed silk roving in bright colors. 

It has a good weight to it because of the alpaca, but it's a sport weight yarn.   I'm trying to decide what to do with it.   Maybe a cheery shawl?  

Deep Blue Handspun Yarn

This is the next batch of this winter's handspun yarn.    I love this deep blue hand dyed superwash wool.  

It's a 3 ply - my favorite - in two different colors.  I start with fine singles so the finished yarn is a sport weight and not too heavy.

A Little Handspun Yarn

One of the nicest things about fall and winter is that once the garden is done, then I have time to sit at the wheel and spin some yarn.

Like this stuff.   I spun it over Thanksgiving.   It's a 3 ply superwash wool yarn.  I started with three colors of my hand dyed roving [deep blues, vineyard, old brass].  It's mostly blues, but it's got some glorious golds, rust, eggplant and russet as well. 

I think there are more than 9 ounces of the finished yarn.  Enough for a nice warm handwoven shawl. 

I get all happy just looking at it. 

Giveaway - Handspun Yarn!

I'm giving away this beautiful handspun yarn just for you!   

Most of the fibers were dyed by me and all of the spinning was done by me.

Yep. I made it myself.   Just for you!

I have two colors because I know that some of you like blue summer colors and some of you like autumn colors better.    The winner gets to choose which s/he wants. 

Bundle #1:  Misty Summer.   460 yards total.  
3 ply yarn [loosely plied] in silk and silk/angora.  Sport/DK weight.

Bundle #2:  Autumn.   404 yards total.  
3 ply yarn  in silk, alpaca and superwash wool.  DK weight.

The Rules:

Leave a comment on this blog post.  [Also, out of the goodness of your heart, I'd appreciate it if you'd follow the blog.  You don't have to follow to be eligible for the giveaway.]  If you want something to talk about in your comment, tell me what you're thinking of making with this yarn.

Giveaway ends Sunday, July 3, 2011, at midnight.  

I'll post the winner sometime on Monday so you can email me with your address and stuff.   Winner must contact me at [ robin at morenna dot com ] by July 11 to claim prize.   Don't forget to check back!