Experimenting With Rainbows

[anneadeline]

I work mainly with colors that are alike (blues, purples, etc.) but I wanted to do something with a lot of colors.  Like all the colors of the rainbow.

I started with two singles.  One is all blues and purples and the other is reds, oranges, yellows, and greens (that one reminded me of a salad, for some reason).


Plied together they became this:
244 yards, not quite a worsted weight


Close-up:


I enjoyed watching the different color combos as I plied.  Gotta try this again soon!  What do you all think?

[notsonicesushi]

Beautiful! I really like the color combo you used!

~Kelly

[milkweed*]

beautiful!

[anneadeline]

Thank you!

(I forgot to mention that almost all of the roving was my own hand-dyed)

[MissColee]

i WANT that.. do you sell your stuff?

[baby-bumblebee]

It is yarn this pretty that makes me want to take up spinning. My dear hubby would die if I took up any more crafts. However I did tell him my dream home would be to have a farm with chickens (for their egss), so sheep (what else for thier wool), some cows, and horses, oh plus a barn full of kittens and a yard full of dogs.


I wish I could learn to spin.

I love love love this yarn. I am drooling as I look at it.

Amy

[anneadeline]

i WANT that.. do you sell your stuff?

I was thinking of trying to sell my stuff this summer (an excuse not to get a summer job) but I haven't got stuff set up quite yet.

I'm so glad that everybody likes it!  So encouraging!

Amy- Spinning does take up a lot of space because supplies take up space and it also adds considerably to yarn stash.  And I think a barn full of kittens would just be heaven!

[Thesingingllamas]

It is surprisingly beautiful! I didn't expect those two to come out so nice looking. Really, stunning!

And to those who want to take up spinning, try a spindle and a little bit of wool first to see if you'll like it (you will) and it will give you a stronger feeling to go further. The spindle doesn't take up much room at all.

[anneadeline]

I didn't expect those two to come out so nice looking.

When I placed the two bobbins next to each other, I had serious doubts because they were so different.  But I plied them anyway, and the color combos actually worked out (a relief, I may have thrown a hissy fit otherwise).

[inle_rah]

Very nice.  The color combo really works well, I think.  That's one of my favorite parts about spinning, seeing how the colors turn out (though I admit to having made more than a few serious misjudgements in that area).