On Thursday, my left hand incurred a crushing injury. No bones were broken, it just got smooshed pretty thoroughly. Colleen took care of the triage work and kept an eye on me, and no X-rays or emergency rooms were needed.
I was reminded how I don’t like to sit empty handed. I couldn’t type, I couldn’t knit. What was a woman to do?
I spun. I could put the ice pack on the affected area, and my left hand simply held the roving. I got a lot accomplished.
The Exhausted Pinks were spun and plied (almost 1000 yards of a respectable fingering weight):
I spun and plied my Henrietta (from The Dyeing Arts, bought from the Lime’n’Violet store)- I finally managed a 3-ply sock weight yarn (450 yds/4 oz.)!
Not to leave you wanting, but I did have a three day weekend. I also spun and plied 4 ounces of “She’s Like a Rainbow” from Crown Mountain.
This turned out a little thicker than intended- but it’s a nice sport weight (roughly 350 yds/4 oz). The cooler part is what I decided while I was spinning it.
First, if you’re planning on buying any roving from Crown Mountain, DO. Klaus is a charming man, the roving is an AMAZING value, and it is excellent quality. I couldn’t recommend it more- especially if you’re a beginning spinner.
They give you 8.5 ounces for $19, which is awesome. That means you can spin a thicker yarn and still have enough yardage for something. With 4 ounces, you either have enough for a hat (or socks), or you don’t. That’s it.
Once you’re a more consistent spinner, you know how much you need (roughly) for your intended project. At this point, if Andrew isn’t into the color I’m spinning, I’m only spinning 4 ounces of the bump. Which means, I can trade or sell the other 4-4.5 oz.
Either way, it works.
Ouch! Great one-handed (sort-of) spinning. My spinning isn't that beautiful using 2 good hands... Love how you can't quite predict how the yarn will turn out just by looking at the roving.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you did all this so quickly! Your yarns are amazing! How long have you been spinning?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful yarn, Jasmin. Do be careful: the on-off switch went wonky on my old (and it's why it's my old) stand mixer, and it flipped itself on while my hand was down in the bowl. X-ray said I had a compression fracture in my wrist, and I had to wear a splint for a couple of weeks. Better that than not taking care of it--take care of yourself!
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