Created By Artsygal

I meant to post for YPF last week. Took the photos, uploaded them, and ended up getting side tracked. Go figure. So.. this week, I bring you YPMonday. Deal with it.

This is some handspun I made several months ago. It was the October selection from the Hello Yarn fiber club I believe the fiber is Romney.

I know I normally like to spin fine weight yarns, but romney fiber is a little coarser than the merinos and BFLs I spin with most frequently. Sampling it as a laceweight just didn't give me a yarn I liked. Nor did I think it suitable for a sock weight yarn, as it isn't superwash. I realized that since I got my minstrel, my bulky wheel really wasn't seeing any use any more. So that's where I went. A few hours of blissful spinning later, I had this.

It's about 7 or so WPI, and the squishiness rating is through the roof! I wasn't so sure about this colourway when I saw the roving because lets face it, I'm just not a pink sort of person. But once I started plying and the colours came together, it took on a life of its own. Now, I think it's just perfect. I haven't a clue what I'd make with it, but I'm thinking this may be one of those yarns I just keep around to pet and squish.

After all.. would you be able to resist this?