Creamsicle fluff and Black Sheep Gathering Stash

I'll put a close up at the end of the post, but big photos screw up in internet exploder. (It works great on Mozilla Firefox.)

This is the luscious orange sherbert merino silk blend that I've been purring over.



The last few spinning projects I've done have been with rougher tweedier blends, which have been fun and more relaxing to spin, as I don't worry about consistent thickness as much. I knit some hats with a maroon superwash merino, and had a chance to ponder the inconsistencies of that yarn up close and personal.

When I started spinning this, I decided to be very focused on keeping consistent thickness and twist. I bought a handy dandy spinner's gauge at the Black Sheep Gathering that is helping quite a bit. The sun was setting too fast for me to get a good pic tonight.

Speaking of things bought at the BSG:


I've bought wool from The Bellwether before, and sometime soon I'll remember what it was. This is a blend of whatever she had around. It was a fabulous green, and therefore irresistible.

The other wool was from the booth of the lovely lady who sold me this last year. No, I didn't ask what kind of wool it was. I was too busy agonizing over what color to buy and how many ounces.

Now for the close-up:

Purrr...

What my dog is dreaming of

during the newly hot hot days of summer...