A skein of frosted cream
One of the spinning projects I started during Tour de Fleece is finally finished. This is undyed BFL/bamboo from Ewe Give Me the Knits. I was intending to make a traditional three ply sock yarn, as bamboo has cooling and odourising properties. However, as I was spinning this, I has real troubles with the fibre and ended up getting pretty cranky with it.
It is really, really slippery. I tried two spindles and finally swapped it over to my wheel. I was struggling a lot until I decided to Navajo or chain-ply the lot and that made me feel better about it, as I didn’t have to worry about splitting the fibre evenly. By the time I got to that, I was completely over it.
However, I am really happy with the outcome - 340m of white/cream (colour is accurate in the photo below) three ply in about sock weight. It is very soft, and I am guessing not strong enough for socks. I am yet to make that decision. For the time-being, it is just for patting.
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