If A Little Bit Is Good....
Wanna see what came in the mail for me on Friday?
Of course you do.
That, my friends, is, without a doubt, 2 pounds of fiber ecstacy. Two pounds of moorit CVM roving from Black Pines Sheep in Colorado. The weather may still be grey, but this fiber really isn't! It's a lovely soft fawn color, is wonderfuly soft and springy, and has almost no VM in it anywhere. It is destined to be a sweater for yours truly someday. I got more than I probably need for a sweater so that I could experiment and "sample" it to find out what I want it to be. I think I'd like the final yarn to end up somewhere between DK and worsted weight. The two or three ply part is something I am going to have to try and see on. I've been told that three-ply yarns are very nice for textured stitches and cables. And I've been thinking I'd like to design another cardigan for myself that has a simple cable pattern but a finer weight than I made Sigil.
Doesn't it look like you could just jump in and float forever? That's probably what I'll be doing soon. Julie and I are planning on spending tomorrow afternoon spinning and there will definitely be a little CVM on my agenda.
I am now a confirmed 3-ply spinner...it's just so much rounder and even and.....! I know it takes longer, but it's soooo nice.
How was that delivered? Good golly - it's huge. Is the UPS/post person used to your big-sized fiber deliveries?
I must admit that all balled up it looks gross. Spread out it *does* look like a clou).
okay, I'm catching on to some of the "spinning terminology," but what is VM?
That looks so enormous sitting there.
(the roving that ate Chicago!)
Wow. That's the nicest looking raincloud I've seen in a long time...
How much is more than enough? You really are diving in to spinning with both feet. Enjoy your cloud of CVM, I'm jealous.
(Christine, VM = vegetative matter, grass, twigs, and other stuff that sheep pick up in their fleece)
I just went there yesterday! Lizzy B talked me into buying a half CVM/Romeldale fleece and then showed me how to wash it yesterday. I have to say all of Myrtle's fleeces are to die for, even the unskirted ones! I'll be posting lots of pics later in the week if you want to see some of her herd...
Oh I'm so jealous! It's beautiful.
Whoa. That's a heckuva lot of lovely fiber!
My gawd...is it really as big as it looks? Does it have its own gravity?
Can I touch it? :)
(Take it out of context...so, so wrong...)
Oooo. Yum. Lovely. I'd definitely opt for the three-ply, though. It's much nicer looking when knit, unless you're doing something lacy with lots of openwork. Have fun!
Lovely fibery cloud, that promises much fun and pleasure! Please report on how you find CVM to spin up. I have a small sample from Spirit Trails but haven't played with it yet.