Thick and Thin

Hey, so did you know that spinning thick and thin yarn (intentionally) is really not hard at all?

I didn't.  Until yesterday.

IT IS TOTALLY AWESOME.

A while back I spun a tight core of black and white BFL.  Then...I let it sit on my wheel.  For a while.  Because I just didn't feel like I could get started on the thick and thin half that I wanted to spiral ply around it.  Learn a new technique?  Nyeehhhh...

Laaaaterrrrrrr.

WELL LATER IS NOW, BITCHES.

I tore off an arm-length strip of roving and split it into eight.  First I attempted (sloppily) to separate the black and white halves, and ended up with four (mostly) black strips and four (mostly) white ones.  I'm alternating.  Joining is kind of weird because of the different distribution of twist, but I'm getting the hang of it.

I only have two on the wheel right now, because spinning with a young infant is like...it's like... I don't even know.  The second you sit down and wrap some wool around your arm, that diaper is going to be THE wettest, poopiest thing of all time, he's going to be STARVING, sad, tired, gassy, his onesie is going to be covered with something mysterious... the sky will grow dark, rain and hail will start pelting the windows, someone will break into your car, the dogs will have to pee, the light bulb will go out, and for good measure, the baby will pee AGAIN and this time it is so going to hit you.

Kids are exciting.

So is thick and thin yarn.

Once I get more going I'll post a link to the handspun on Rav.  :)


-Wednesday