Created By Artsygal

Most of the time I like spinning really fine yarns. But in an attempt to master the long draw, I have been spinning a little thicker. I started with the bobbin full of yarn spun from my Lime & Violet batt, and then progressed to some BFL I kettled dyed.

I started spinning from one end of the roving - and discovered that most of the colourful bits were at one end, while the other end was more muted colours. SO I spun from the muted end.. predrafting ever so slightly just to open the fibers up a bit and then attempting a long draw. My technique isn't perfect yet - I still get some too thin bits, and some slubby bits, but overall I think I achieved a pretty decent yarn. Since I was aiming for a really soft squishy yarn, I gave it just a slight bit of twist, just enough to hold the fibers together.

Here it is in a skein:

In a pile so you can see the colours that got buried in the skein while twisting it up:

And the required close-up. This IS a yarn pron friday post after all!

I haven't come up with a name for the yarn yet - but it reminds me of a bowl of melted banana split, with the browns and pinks and creams all swirled up together in one bit puddle.

Fiber: BFL Roving kettled dyed by me!
Weight 3.2 oz
Yardage: 210 yards