tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657377269155846088.post6235770973160907246..comments2023-05-06T09:18:05.108-04:00Comments on Yarnstruck Cathy: Ready for the Weathercathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952203493993460960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657377269155846088.post-14734077738026869972008-10-14T05:54:00.000-04:002008-10-14T05:54:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your sweater. I don't know if ...Congratulations on your sweater. I don't know if you are a reader of my blog, but I just went through the same thing with my first handspun sweater. Very bulky, short on yardage. I squeaked by with some cheating, but the fear of not having enough yarn was enough to make me put the whole thing on the shelf for a good six months!<BR/><BR/>Lovely sweater.jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948708228576485703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657377269155846088.post-828266156189808552008-10-03T04:35:00.000-04:002008-10-03T04:35:00.000-04:00It's most encouraging to read about your spinning ...It's most encouraging to read about your spinning and success with Stormwatch. I have done almost no real spinning to date and am trying to spin some fleece from my friend's sheep. This is an inherently neppy fleece type but I do not feel hard done by having bought a poor fleece or anything like that (it was a gift!) - it is just something to deal with since I am only a beginner and the wool has other good qualities. I had my eye on a Rowan pattern to use my first clumsy spinning attempts and am pushing determinedly ahead - but - after my first spinnings I am making much thinner fibre than I expected and it is hard to exercise any control to make a "chunky" end product.<BR/>It was great to see and hear about Stormwatch - the wide neck and colour are (I think) exceedingly fashionable currently - and when they cease to be, you will still have a great sweater!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657377269155846088.post-35168544533335023592008-09-22T07:32:00.000-04:002008-09-22T07:32:00.000-04:00You're welcome and WEEE Haaaa on the completed swe...You're welcome and WEEE Haaaa on the completed sweater. It looks like a big blue hug. I agree - the wide neckline makes it so much more versatile. <BR/><BR/>Funny thing about neppy yarn - a little is fun - a lot is a pain. We do learn to buy clean fiber, to buy only that which we love, to take our spindles with us to be sure we are going to love it. I actually threw away some nasty fibers that didn't make me happy - once I learned that there are challenging fibers and some that are really just hoodlums.<BR/><BR/>Happy autumn in your great sweater.Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901307312357888855noreply@blogger.com