A few weeks ago I shared a holiday swap gift I received:
The fibre was originally from Hilltop Cloud and it was a Merino, Finn and Firestar blend that came in little nests like so:
It was a very pushy fibre and insisted on being spun up (I think it was that firestar. Firestar has attitude.) I gladly obliged and spun it up on my Louet Victoria as a laceweight single. I have to admit it took me a little while to get used to spinning Merino again. Once I got the feel, it spun beautifully. My biggest problem was finding the end of the fibre nests so I could start spinning. Not entirely a problem, except that I often do my spinning first thing in the morning before my second cup of tea. So really, the problem was likely tea deprivation.
Out of the 100g of fibre, I ended up with approximately 675 metres (a conservative number), which should be just enough to knit a Bitterroot shawl in the large version.
I’ll need to find some beads. I usually don’t add beads to a lace shawl because I’m just not a bead type of person. However, I think this time I should add the beads if for no other reason than having never done it on a shawl before. And the yarn wants beads. Did I mention that Firestar is pushy?
Many thanks to my secret santa for my lovely fibre gift. I’ve really enjoyed it thus far. :)