Spring Has Sprung Sock Yarn (2020)
Fibre: Green Goat Ranch Blended Rolags (Yellow & Kiwi; 70% Merino, 30%)
Yarn: 2-ply; 330yds sock yarn
Method: Wheel spun with long draw
Completed: June 16, 2020.
I bought these rolags as part of the Virtual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival in early May 2020. They spun up like candy! So fun, and you couldn’t stop at one :->
I spun half of my rolags from yellow to green ends, and the other half from green to yellow ends, before plying them as a 2-ply. I guess I was reasonably consistent — 323yds on one bobbin, and 330yds on the other!
I did a very loose spin on the singles, and plied more heavily, aiming for a good tight yarn without making it “wiry”. As this is destined for making socks, I didn’t want to leave the fibres too loose, but I also didn’t want “crunchy” stiff yarn. Seemed to work out.
Finished yarn!
Finished yarn, closeup
Finished yarn, closeup
Yellow & Kiwi rolags
Yellow & Kiwi rolags from Green Goat Ranch
Yellow... fade to kiwi
Spinning in progress
Half spun from yellow to kiwi, and the other half spun from kiwi to yellow
Plied bobbin
Wound off onto the niddy noddy
Plied close up
Plied but not set
Soaking to set the twist
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