I've been trying to spin thinner. I'd like a 2-ply yarn that is smaller than DK but I've been unsuccessful . I haven't really been prepping my fiber at all, just pulling off a strip and spinning, thinking I could draft out just what I needed. Which has been resulting in a DK/Worsted/10wpi 2-ply.
It's just a bit too bulky for knitting garments suitable for wearing in South Carolina.
So for my second fiber of the Tour de Fleece 2020 spin I dove into my stash and came up with a very nice Suri Alpaca from Fawkes Farms Studio 'pencil roving'.
From Wikipedia: "Pencil roving is a type of roving that has been drawn until it is the size of a fat pencil. It can be used by spinners with minimal drafting (withdrawing fibers from a clump). Knitters also use pencil roving, similar to Lopi style yarns, or when making a thrummed item."
It didn't occur to me to split my regular sized roving down into a pencil roving...it felt like cheating somehow. But look at this!
So much thinner!
This I can really work with! I am very happy with this.
I had a little single ply left over after making 2-ply so I tried a Navajo chain 3-ply for the first time.
Needs a little work but not too shabby if I do say so myself 😁
I think I'll spend some time splitting down my fibers and prepping in advance for future spinning.
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