Handspun Cria
Ok, I finished spinning on Thursday but didn’t have time to ply until today. It’s offically yarn :). It is soooo soft. It came out about 16 wpi (“wraps per inch” for those who are yarn impared :P) that is, depending on what chart you use, fingerling to sport weight and I’m gonna call it sport weight, and this skein is 224 yards. I was worried that I might over ply but I didn’t and it is luxurious to handle. You can see one of the spools of singles and the fiber on my August 17th post.
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I’ve put this picture up so you can see the twist. I’m pretty impressed with the results of this Cria Alpaca yarn. I will need to buy some more of the fiber tho, as this was not enough for a shawl or capelett, it used about 4 of the 6 ozs. I will need to spin probably 1 & 1/2 to 2 more skiens. It will be a pleasure to spin more but I’m sorry that I have to wait to knit it up :P. Maybe I’ll knit as I spin to urge me to spin more frequently to finish :).
I purchased this wonderful roving from Deer Trace Farm in Fayetteville, TN. They don’t appear to have a website so if you are interested in contacting them regarding some fiber just email me and I will hook you up with their email addy and/or phone number.
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I finally “got” it.
Love the cria yarn. It will be a lovely shawlette.
Have to start young with the grand daughter on the football. I started the boys early on Nascar and they like it to a certain extent now that they are older.
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