Like I mentioned before, attending BSG really intensified my desire to spin. So I started spinning bits of things, just to get a feel for different fiber and methods. This is 2 full hanks of cormo/merino type stuff, 2 plied.

Some 2 ply brown merino cross, it spun way nicer than I expected.

This is a hank of Romney single ply, I was practicing woolen style spinning.

Later I dyed it, now it looks like this;

Dyed some wool at the same time; Fluffys Garden was showing me vat dying.

Carded some of the wool into batts; this started as dark gray wool.

And practiced spinning alpaca, here's a little bit of black 2 ply

And some rather coarse brown 2 ply

And I've finally been making some progress on my Summer Waistcoat. A group of us were at Petco Park to promote
Stitch N Pitch next Sunday.

The socks are nearly done, almost time to start the ribbing. Haven't done a darn thing with the Muir Shawl.
Man, that's a lot of spinning! I always think spinning is a great summer alternative to knitting wool. Of course, I'm knitting wool, too.
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