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Whole lot’a spinnin’ going on

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It won’t be long before I’m ready to start the plying marathon. The rainbow singles will get Navajo-plied to preserve the color progression, the green merino/angora will become a 2-ply yarn and the brown is some BFL/alpaca that will be a 3-ply yarn. I’m nearly done with the third bobbin of that and then it will be time to start plying.

Falkland plied

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I ended up with about 700 yards of Falkland lace-weight from 4 ounces of roving. I think it’s time to try 3-ply sock yarn again soon!

Caution, will stain

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I plied up the red yarn this week. It’s 20% nylon %80 superwash merino from MadColor. Unfortunately, this yarn really bleeds even after 2 washes in Synthrapol and a vinegar rinse as well. No color bled onto my hands as I worked with it so I think it’s safe to make a shawl or something wearable with it but I will have to remember to always wash it alone.