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It’s micro snowing today! See the tiny snowflakes in the yarn on the featured image? Anyway, about a week ago the\u00a0first s-spun single<\/a> for my twined knitting mittens project<\/a> was full. Today I present the first finished z-ply skein.<\/p>\n

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A finished skein of z-plied yarn of V\u00e4rmland wool. Fingering weight, 148 m, 61 g, 2443 m\/kg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Characteristics<\/h1>\n

The yarn is totally without bounce, which isn’t surprising, given the wavy, almost straight character of the staples. It is really silky and strong, which is a combination of the soft and silky undercoat and the long and strong outercoat. As you can see in the pictures, there are some guard hairs that are misbehaving, but I don’t see them as a problem. I really like the way the colour variations came out. I’m painting pictures in my head with the knitted fabric as the canvas in endless variations of grey. I think this will make a great yarn for my twined knitting mittens.<\/p>\n

Technique<\/h1>\n

I spun the singles with my left hand as spinning hand. That way I could pull the spindle counter-clockwise<\/a>. It was a really nice experience and felt light and right.<\/p>\n

I used the same spindle for both singles, so each single was transfered onto an empty toilet paper roll when finished. That way I could start plying from the same end as I started spinning. I learned somewhere that the yarn will hold together better that way.<\/p>\n

When it came to plying, I switched hands so that I plied clockwise with my right hand as the spinning hand, again pulling the spindle. I didn’t experience any pain in any hand. Well, to tell the truth, I did get a bit sore on the skin of the fingertip of my right index finger from two straight hours of plying, but that was just stupidity, don’t tell anyone.<\/p>\n

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A very full spindle \u2013 60 grams of yarn on a 24 gram spindle (Malcolm Fielding).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next step<\/h1>\n

Since I want to knit both mittens at the same time, I can’t start knitting until the second skein is finished. And I’ve already started spinning the third spindle. It’s a really nice project to work with. I comb a few locks, spin them, comb some more and so on.<\/p>\n

Gotta go, I’ve got some more s to spin.<\/p>\n

Happy spinning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s micro snowing today! See the tiny snowflakes in the yarn on the featured image? Anyway, about a week ago the\u00a0first s-spun single for my twined knitting mittens project was full. Today I present the first finished z-ply skein. Characteristics The yarn is totally without bounce, which isn’t surprising, given the wavy, almost straight character … <\/p>\n

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Rediscovering an old technique Several years ago, long before I started spinning, I stumbled upon twined knitting, also known as two-end knitting (from the Swedish word tv\u00e5\u00e4ndsstickning).\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Textile production"","block_context":{"text":"Textile production","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/textile-production\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A spindle with light gray yarn","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_1280.jpg?fit=899%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1542,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/save-the-thrums\/","url_meta":{"origin":1158,"position":3},"title":"Save the thrums!","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"August 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I have participated in another competition. It is the same as I participated in at a wool fair last year.\u00a0The competition is called 'Spin your prettiest yarn' and the challenge is to spin any kind of yarn from Swedish wool, and ad something recycled. Last year I came in second\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Spinning techniques"","block_context":{"text":"Spinning techniques","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/spinning-techniques\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A skein of dark grey yarn with knots on it","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/F%C3%A4rdig-h%C3%A4rva.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/F%C3%A4rdig-h%C3%A4rva.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/F%C3%A4rdig-h%C3%A4rva.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/F%C3%A4rdig-h%C3%A4rva.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/F%C3%A4rdig-h%C3%A4rva.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":561,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/engla-a-fleece-of-many-uses\/","url_meta":{"origin":1158,"position":4},"title":"Engla \u2013 a fleece of many uses","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"October 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Last autumn, when I made a video at \u00d6verj\u00e4rva g\u00e5rd, I happened to buy another fleece. I didn't mean to, but I saw it in the wool shop and I immediately realized that it needed me. It was half a fleece from the Swedish finewool sheep Engla. When I sorted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Fiber preparation"","block_context":{"text":"Fiber preparation","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/category\/fiber-preparation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sk%C3%A4rmavbild-2017-10-24-kl.-14.50.51.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sk%C3%A4rmavbild-2017-10-24-kl.-14.50.51.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sk%C3%A4rmavbild-2017-10-24-kl.-14.50.51.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sk%C3%A4rmavbild-2017-10-24-kl.-14.50.51.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sk%C3%A4rmavbild-2017-10-24-kl.-14.50.51.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1146,"url":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/wip-series-first-spindle-full\/","url_meta":{"origin":1158,"position":5},"title":"Wip series: First spindle full","author":"Josefin Waltin","date":"March 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier, I wrote about my new spinning project. I am spinning a yarn counter-clockwise to be able to knit myself a pair of twined knitted mittens. One finished, three to go The current status is that\u00a0I have finished one spindle of s-spun singles, about 30 grams. 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