I can make yarn!

Laugh at me if you will.


My attempts to spin "properly" failed like crazy a few months back. I threw away the spindle I was trying to learn with, and basically left the roving sitting all alone in a storage box.

Until yesterday... when I found my wool, a screwdriver, and a dream.

Here's my spindle:




And my yarn! About 12 yards (half an ounce) of wool. It's different thicknesses in different parts, ranging from laceweight to worsted, but the majority of it is about fingering-weight.




Next item on the agenda: spin up the rest of the roving (about 1/2 ounce more) and knit it up into a scarf or something similar.

 
 
 
 

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Teresa said...

Wow, I'd love to learn to spin!

Thanks for your kind words about my sweater design! I will be posting the chart in the near future - whenever I can get my hands on a scanner!

September 20, 2007 at 3:56 PM

Michaela said...

That is absolutely brilliant! Just the inspiration I need to look around my home for alternatives to the Louet drop spindle I've been wrestling with for ages.

September 29, 2007 at 11:39 AM

jenfromRI said...

Dude, that is so. cool. I would never have thought of that!

October 3, 2007 at 12:08 PM

Knitting Up A Storm said...

Wow, never thought of that! I'm curious to how you latched it on...did you just tie the yarn onto the handle and just spin it?

October 6, 2007 at 10:25 PM

Knitting Up A Storm said...

The yarn is gorgeous too! I love that color! :)

October 6, 2007 at 10:26 PM

Jill said...

Actually I used an alligator clip (like you'd use for papers) to hold the yarn on the screwdriver, then held it with the handle down and spun like you would on a spindle.

October 9, 2007 at 11:56 PM

sarah said...

No way would I laugh. First, you made yarn, decent yarn, using tools I doubt I'd have thought of using for that purpose. Second, you've got a pointy tool to hand.

October 30, 2007 at 9:13 AM

Angela said...

WOW! Look how inventive you are! McGiver would be proud!

November 7, 2007 at 1:21 PM

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