I was working with some more superwash Cheviot, this time in the Autumn Leaves colourway. I love this colourway, so much so that this isn’t the first braid I bought. This is the same colourway I have on my spindle in the 50/50 BFL /silk blend.
I wanted to spin this up thicker than usual. I’m on a mission to try and spin thicker yarns on occasion. This is partly because I think it’ll help me grow as a spinner, and partly because my stash currently has a lot of fingering and DK weights of handspun.
I love how the colours spun up. It really does look like autumn leaves.
I decided to navajo ply this skein, and the resulting yarn was what I’d consider a chunky weight yarn. It measures out to 91m in the 100g skein, and is lovely and soft and bouncy. I’m really pleased with the results.
This yarn is destined to be a toy.
Comments
Love the color! I tend to forget about Navajo plying. It makes such a nice rounded yarn.
— Kelley Petkun · 12 March 2012, 10:23 · #