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New Knitting Thread (And spinning) (And crochet too I guess)
Ally:
Hey, I am JUST learning to spin, but I'm really terrible at it and I don't quite understand what I'm doing, since websites are giving me conflicting advice. Twinkytoes I'm going to ask you some questions and if you ever get a chance to answer them then that would be really cool.
When I spin my singles, do I want them to be reallllly twisty? Like "if you don't hold them taut they spin into themselves" twisty? And then does that twist go away when I ply them together?
I was going to spin during this break but now I'm afraid that I won't have time. :[
TwinkyToes:
hey :) I get nervous giving advice because I NEVER do things how they should be done, but this is what i do and what works for me:
If it twists back on itself that usually means you've overspun it, so try not to have that. But after I've spun one single, or both my singles seperatly, i wrap them around something to set, like a dvd case or something that stetches the fiber out, then I dunk the dvd case with yarn into water (without the papering or dvd of course), and I let the yarn dry, further setting the twists. then you ply them together
i think some people unwind the yarn from whatever they set the twist with (in my case the dvd box) and then slap it against the floor or a tree or something - that's supposed to stretch the fiber more and fix any overtwisting you had, i think.
yelley:
i want to learn to spin! but not really. because i probably wouldn't do it, or i'd love the yarn i made too much to even use it. ^_^
i ordered new needles! they are the harmony wood needles from knitpicks.
[img width= height=]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa76/yelleycrafts/KPFixedCabWD.jpg[/img]
just one fixed circ and a set of 7 tips and 40 inch cable for now... i want to try them out before i commit to buying the whole set.
and i'm working on a new project. it will someday be a blanket... maybe? if i finish.
[img width= height=]http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa76/yelleycrafts/holiday2007023.jpg[/img]
the squares are about 11 inches on a side, so i think maybe 20ish squares for a throw size blanket?
TwinkyToes:
well on new year's eve, i got mightily stoned and finished my scarf. i also took some acid and did some drawings but i can't find those drawings at the moment and that's another story.
anyway, this scarf measured out to about 5 feet and 7 inches. it took me about 3...4 months? i am kind of slow
bonus "work in progress" pic!
yelley:
wow, that is an epic scarf! did you spin all the yarn for it yourself?
i finished one sleeve of my oblique sweater today! it only took me a month... ^_^
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