Spin this!
Pictured is approximately 300 yards of a mohair/wool blend that I spun every inch of. Twice, if you count the plying. I got this yarn at the Sheep and Wool Festival in April and just finished it tonight. I still have to wash it, so it'll probably lose a few yarns in that, but in the end, there will probably be enough for a hat. A beautiful, beautiful hat that will be much beloved.
This was my first real spinning in over a yarn. I can tell because I had to knot the finished product several times because of breakages. After I finish washing and drying this, then I will figure out WPI (wraps per inch) and, y'know, how on earth I make into a hank for storage.
I received a lovely selection of Sonata in Danish Blue from the Artichoke, so I finally swatched for Juliet.
I was more than a little surprised when I pulled out the yarn that I'd bought, sight unseen, to find that it perfectly matched my beads! In fact, if it wasn't for the silver lining, you probably wouldn't see them at all. I'm anticipating that I'll have more than enough leftovers to make a matching choker. YAY!
The one snag? Juliet's sleeves are sized 13.5" wide for my bust size. I have big arms and 16" width sleeves. 16.25" sleeves exist for the 48" bust (I think), and I could probably futz like I did with Bella, but Bella just required losing a few rows that were worked plain before starting cap shaping. There isn't that easy solution here.
Ah well. Something will be worked out.
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