Which involves new colors. New colors are just the thing for me right now.

My latest spin is Dyeabolical’s superwash merino in flowershop inferno. I love the color combinations, and as usual, wool from dyeabolical is so beautifully prepared that it wants to spin very fine. So, I think I am going to do a 3 ply, mixing up all the colors.

I also have this colorway in some BFL/firestar so I think I’ll spin that, chain ply it, and compare the two. Should be a fun little project.

I am taking some vacation time soon, and am hoping that vacation time leads to some fun crafty time which may even allow me to get some blogging time in. Work and life haven’t allowed for that at all lately.

I’ve been spinning on this loop cloud for a long time it seems, stopping to work on other stuff every once in awhile. Well, I decided I was done with it and it needed to get finished. So, yesterday when I wanted to work with my wheel, rather than getting something new out, I began to ply. Then when I was done with the porch spinning, I finished the singles. This gave me the opportunity to do whatever I liked, when I liked, and yet still complete the project.

I’ve got 230 yards of 2 ply sport weight yarn. This stuff bloomed and evened out very nicely, as I wasn’t overly impressed with it when I finished plying. I am so surprised, still, how much a good thwack can help an uneven yarn!

Well, I actually have a new yarn to show off! 105 yards, chain ply, worsted weight yarn. The yarn is fat and happy. I love it.

However, I do believe a good portion of my crafting has been sidelined due to the usual bike riding, and, my garden. One week of tomatoes looks like this, even after giving many away.

This is just a busy and wonderful time of year, don’t you think?

I began the gradient from fibernymph dyeworks on a whim last week. I got a bit done in one evening, and then didn’t get a chance to touch it again until Saturday. Saturday I met up with some gals for a little craft time, I’d spun a bit before I left, making it just into the blue section.

After an afternoon with other crafters, I’d finished the braid.

So, now I am attempting to be patient and let it rest a bit. It is tough! I might have to give in and chain ply it early.

I had absolutely vowed I would get back to working on my jacob fleece spinning as soon as my wheel was free again. But? That didn’t happen. I just couldn’t face the dreariness of undyed fiber while the leaves begin to fall and I start thinking about autumn. There will be plenty of dreary weather in the upcoming months and there will also be plenty of time to concentrate on spinning more often, making the spinning of the jacob fleece feel faster. Right now I don’t spin enough to be inspired to get it done.

So I went for color. Specifically, color I wouldn’t bother to spin on my spindles. I have a braid of BFL top from fibernymph dye works in a gradient colorway and I figured that would be a great wheel project. I began spinning it last night on my porch. As the evening progressed and it got dark so quickly, I realized I couldn’t actually make it very far. However, I can say that the top is extremely well prepared and easy to spin and it is going quite a bit faster than it feels it should.

The black BFL from Dyeabolical I was spinning sat around as singles for quite some time, waiting for me to finish the Navajo 4 ply. Once that was done, I got to working on plying on my wheel. The resulting 2 ply is not particularly colorful, but I am enjoying its subtlety. I have 402 yards of a light fingering weight yarn.

This long weekend has been a rather productive one in the crafting department. I am enjoying the bit of a time out as well as the inspiration to work on projects. Cooking has been rather high on the list of tasks this weekend as well, and Bug and I are going for a nice long swim tomorrow. How is your weekend going?