TdF25 Week 2 update

I did indeed race through my Hebridean/bionylon blend which I thought would take up the whole of TdF! By Monday I had 6 skeins plied, then washed and thwacked on Tuesday, and drying since. I suppose I could have measure the length, but I want to put them all on a single cone using my Royal cone winder – and the cone-hats have yet to arrive.

So, that stalled, I hoked out another 400g sock blend, Herdwick/bionylon. I wanted thick welly socks, but the Herdy isn’t cooperating, as I believe is normal for the breed. Instead of a Sport-cum-DK weight, it is stubbornly coming in as Fingering when 2-plied. It’s a bit like spinning Brillo pads, so hopefully they’ll be sturdy even if thin. In the background are a couple of blackcurrant liqueurs, vodka and whisky, which I started the same day! I just have one dwarf blackcurrant bush. This year it produced over 2kg of fruit!

In the background, 2 Mason jars containing (1) whiskey and (2) vodka, both with added blackcurrants and sugar Foreground: a skein of natural grey Herdwick yarn.

I finished the first fractal spin yesterday! The bobbins are waiting to be plied, and Sir Lasair Lothbrok the Loud approves 🙂

Close-up of 3 bobbins on the integrated Lazy Kate on a Herring Gordon spinning wheel. The singles on the bobbins are bright green and plum.
In the background, a Herring Gordon wheel with 3 bobbins on its integrated Lazy Kate. Foreground: a large ginger cat, looking smug.

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