Finally! Some time with Max (my spinning wheel, in case you didn’t know I actually named the thing). I finished spinning up a bobbin of hand-dyed Optim months ago and plied it last Sunday. It was nice to bond with Max again, even if it was just a plying session.
Fiber: Optim from Chameleon Colorworks’ August Fiber of the Month, Tahiti
Weight: 4 oz.
Length: 486 yds.
Specs: 22 WPI, Navajo-plied, wheel spun on Kromski Sonata
There’s a sheen to this fiber that I like, but I’m sure it will pill like crazy. I pre-drafted the fiber a bit and tried a point-of-twist drafting technique using the 14:1 ratio. It made for some fast drafting and mad treadling which I think suits Optim. Since the fiber prefers a thin spin (and I don’t), we had some obvious issues. I do love the way it feels against the skin, though … perhaps a scarf? You thought I had plans for another pair of socks, didn’t you?
4 responses so far ↓
Alexandra // 05.06.2008 at 17:23 |
It looks very pretty! Why is it going to pill?
Dina // 05.07.2008 at 11:58 |
Alexandra: Thank you :)
That pilling … knitter’s intuition or should I say knitter’s gut?
Elemmaciltur // 05.08.2008 at 20:30 |
Yours sure looks better than mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elemmaciltur/2469997201/
Dina // 05.10.2008 at 11:43 |
Elemmaciltur: Did we both have Tahiti on the mind? I prefer yours … I was aiming for the WPI you achieved! I spun some on a spindle and I found that I enjoyed using a spindle with this fiber than the spinning wheel. Weird.