There were no sock blockers, no Majacraft bobbins, and the niddy noddy I saw did not suit my needs. Somehow I still managed to spend all the money I went with.
Want a closeup look?
50 grams of white bamboo top. 25 grams of cream yak top.
25 grams of white silk/cashmere (85%/15%). 20 grams of ramie.
250 grams of "Black Rainbow Glitter" a N.Z. Halfbred wool with a bit of sparkle added. I hope I'll be able to spin it thin enough to make a lace shawl for the holiday season.
A packet of silk hankies. This will be a totally different spinning experience for me.
A huge 225 grams of camel/silk. Ooooo, I'm looking forward to this one. I was gifted a small sample of camel silk a few years ago and that tiny bit was easy to spin into a 3 ply laceweight and it went far enough to make a pair of baby socks. This big bag should be enough to make something substantial.
And last, but not least I got these:
Two lovely alpaca batts. Once I get my existing project off the wheel the alpaca batts are likely to be the first thing spun up. They are the bulkiest to store and I am rapidly running out of space in my "playroom".
There was one other fun item, bought for me as a Mother's Day gift. I'll show a picture of that tomorrow.
3 comments:
Ohhhh, silk hankies! I want to try spinning some of that...actually, all of what you bought looks yummy!
Every time I go to the Knitter's Fair with a list, I pretty much don't find what I want, either.
what's ramie? and i'll tell you, the rest is completely drool worthy. we won't discuss fiber storage, lol
Minnie, I wasn't sure what ramie was either, but at $1.60 for a trial pack I figured it was worth a try. I suspected it was some sort of cellulose fibre and I was right. I found some more information here:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/
hyg-fact/5000/5501.html
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