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Twofer

I spent yesterday spinning.  A lovely pink/purple wool roving was purchased at Knit City and it was calling out to be spun.  This particular combination was selected because both colours are Miss M's favorites.
We had a beautiful sunny morning

Here's a photo of a wisp of the roving and some of the single ply showing off the colours and much to my satisfaction, a pretty darn consistent spin as well.  I know I only purchased 100 g of roving, which if spun finely could make a couple hundred yards of yarn, but I was going for a worsted weight.  That means I will only get about 150 or so yards of yarn, about the perfect amount to make a toque for an almost four year old.

There has been lurking in my stash for over a decade a wool/mohair Berroco yarn called Memoirs.  (I purchased it on one of the first trips to North Carolina to see my girlfriend, Karen.  The shop, Anglewing Needle Arts, remains in business yet today!)  This Berroco yarn varies in consistency much more than my own hand spun, but the colors would make a lovely accompaniment to what I had spun.  There was and still is no plan about how the Berroco yarn will be used, so I decided to ply it with my single ply hand spun.  Even Paul was moved to say how lovely the yarn was, and if you know Paul you know, he would not speak about such a thing unless it he really liked it.



All that halo is caused by the mohair
 This is what it has created.


The combination yarn is an interesting weight because it is so variable.  I went with a large needle (US 10.5/6.5 mm) and got a fabric I liked.  Of course with that large needle things knit up fast and here is my almost complete version of Tall, Dark and Handsome from Tin Can Knits' Great White North book.




It has been said before, but bears repeating, when you purchase a Tin Can Knits' book you get each of the patterns in multiple sizes from newborn to adult.  Thus even though the name of the pattern would suggest this toque is for a man, my child-sized version looks very feminine to me.

So I am calling this a twofer, not only am I using my own hand spun, I am also whittling away at my stash as well.  And, I have something to give to my grand daughter that I know will keep her head and ears warm in those chilly Minnesota winters.


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