I was trying to think of a clever title for this post, but kept coming up with cliches. So plain and simple it is. This package arrived on my doorstep on what has been my best day of the year so far.
One of my recent etsy purchases was a spinning kit from yarnspider. I have wanted to learn how to spin for a while now and I did a bit of research into the drop spindle kits available. I picked yarn spider's because it had a lot of fiber in the pack and was cheaper then most. When she says generous bump of blue faced leicester, she means generous!
While pink isn't my personal favorite colour, I know my sister is a bit of a fan and earlier this year I promised her a hat. My original attempt was my first real stab at crochet. It was a failure which will be elaborated on later. HatForASister Version 2.0 is what this yarn will become.
Of course my first effort has all the tension variety of a good murder mystery... some super tight bits where you practically rip the pages trying to turn them fast enough and some fat stodgy bits that bolster the whole thing out.
By the time I was at my second spindle's worth, my tension was markedly improved, although I still have a long way to go. The second spindle also has a lot more yardage then the first. I guess because I was spinning at a much finer gague. I think this may cause a few issues with plying. We will see when we get there. I have only just begun the plying process: I am finding it a lot less enjoyable then I was expecting. I liked spinning more. I will persevere though.
I'd now like to be shown how to spin by someone who actually knows what they are doing. Yarn Spider's instructions are all well and good, but I have a sneaky suspicion that I am not drafting correctly. I achieve a result I am pleased with, but my hands are doing completely different things to the ones in the pictures. We will see.
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