Spinning State of Mind

It may have been the weather, it may have been a feeling of solidarity with my 'spinning sisters' at Rhinebeck, or it may have been the draw of the beautiful merino roving...wherever, however the feeling came about, this weekend was spent with Emmylou (my spinning wheel). As the Festival season ends, spinning season begins and the next few months will be spent at the wheel.

Adrian's beautiful Cosmos merino roving was already on the wheel and only about 2 of the 8 oz. were already spun. I continued on Saturday to fill the bobbin and the spinning took me back to the colors of the Painted Desert.  It is amazing to see the colors are to the Arizona desert run through my fingers as I spin.  The goal is to spin a two ply and knit a triangle feather and fan shawl. It will be a lovely way to show off the colors and the one I like best is in Cheryl Oberle's Folk Shawls.  By Sunday morning I had finished the first bobbin and wanted to start a second, but alas and alack, there were NO more empty bobbins

The summer's spinning had had no focus and only bits of this and that were spun as practice (when any spinning was done at all).  A couple of half baked ideas were also about half finished...something had to go, had to give.  Sunday afternoon was spent plying, and while the roving wasn't great, the colors were odd, my spinning was just okay...the skein turned out to be very beautiful!  It's been christened Marigolds and Asters in honor of fall.

The second bobbin of Cosmos is now on the wheel and it feels good to be spinning  again. It's time to tackle the rest of the fiber stash as I need to be ready for Rhinebeck 2008 and the fiber season that actually starts in May!

Comments

[Carole]

I'm trying very hard to spin for projects now rather than just spinning with no idea of what I'm going to do with the yarn. Your spinning is looking great.

[DebbieB]

Gorgeous Cosmos. That will be such a lovely shawl. Don't you hate HAVING to ply, as opposed to WANTING to ply? That's why I bought more bobbins - but now THEY are full too! ;)

[bellamoden]

I love that skein! Just goes to show you never know what'll happen, I think. Lovely.

[bellamoden]

I love that skein! Just goes to show you never know what'll happen, I think. Lovely.

[Kim]

Your Cosmos is very pretty. I can't wait to see it knitted up! Whoo hoo......Rhinebeck 08...it will be fun!

[Norma]

Soooo beautiful. I'm actually anxious -- you hear that? -- ANXIOUS -- to get knitting. Imagine!

[Marcia Cooke]

Wonderful color combination. You need more bobbins!

[Birdsong]

Marcia's right about the bobbins... kind of like potato chips. The colors are very lively, and that is a skein that you just might want to place on display for fall home decor:) Cosmos has lots of potential!

[Wool Winder]

Gorgeous skein!

[Carol]

So very pretty!

[Tonia]

Such pretty spinning. I am glad that the spinning bug has come back to you.

[Pat K]

Very pretty. I see a lovely shawl in your future.

[Danielle]

Pretty, pretty!

[yvette]

That skein is very pretty, I need to buy more bobbins, must buy more bobbins.
Though this way it does mean I don't have more than one spinning project, unlike the knitting projects!!

[Hillary]

The Marigolds and Asters looks great. It's really funny how stuff changes at every stage of spinning. What looks less than appealing at as singles turns out to be gorgeous whe plied.

[nova]

I too am in a spinning state of mind. The yarn is lovely.

[aija]

Marigolds & Asters is a perfect name!

I'm naughty, I buy more bobbins now :) (Up to nine and wanting more...)

[Beth S.]

I love Marigolds & Asters. Though I also see chrysanthemum colors in there, too! :-)

You get Piecework, yes? There was a very pretty little F&F shawl by Evelyn Clark in there a year or two ago--it's in my Ravelry queue, and it would look smashing in handspun...

[kelly]

Oh, that skein of yarn could not be lovlier! The rich golds and the cool purples- just wonderful!

[Cheryl]

I like the idea of "spinnig season"! I think this winter will be spinning season for me too. I have a lot of fiber to get through.

[Beth S.]

I love Marigolds & Asters. (Though I also see chrysanthemum colors in there!) And I also love "spinning season". That's exactly it--first we festivize, then we spin. :-)

You get Piecework, yes? There was a very pretty little F&F shawl by Evelyn Clark in there a year or two ago, which would look smashing in handspun...

[Cookie]

Just goes to show that you never know where you're going to find beauty. ;^)

[Kelly]

Beautiful Cosmos singles and what gorgeous skein of handspun!

[Teyani]

love your colors. Not enough bobbins?? hmm.. me thinks I hear a wish-list in the making.
thanks for the Apple Crisp Zen recipe. I can't wait to try it.

[--Deb]

That Cosmos look so, so pretty!

[Chris]

Lovely!

[minnie]

my main focus for spinning right now is the fact that i MAY have access to a booth at estes next year, and i want a good stock to sell! that ought to move me through my stock, lol (yeah, right, i prolly have enough wool to spin for years!)

[Sarah]

I love that skein. This is another gorgeous example of the way spinning surprises.

[Rachel]

Beautiful yarn, it looks even better from afar! Greetings to you and Smith from the road to Jerusalem, Joe sends his warmest regards too.