Full Production Mode

I’ve been dyeing for three days straight, and just ordered another 90 lbs of yarn. It feels good to be this busy, and I’m hoping to do another shop update next week. I’m still waiting for the superwash worsted merino yarn. The last word was that it will be available by mid October. So, if all goes as planned, I should have sweater amounts available for sale before Halloween. Still plenty of time for winter knitting, I hope.

before starting the feather and fan repeats

In the evenings, I’ve been working on the Multnomah shawl. I finished the fourth repeat last night. There are only 10 repeats in the pattern, so I’m getting there. If I keep going at this slow but steady rate, I should have a new shawl by next week.

When Multnomah’s done, I’ll begin the spinning on my milkweed shawl. Some sampling revealed a couple of things- First, two-ply will be the easiest to pull off and looks nice. Second, the silky tweed I originally envisioned was too tweedy.

So, I’ve taken what was left of the test batt, split it, and blended it with the rest of the roving. During the process, the silky fibers blended a bit more into the merino, so the whole batt has a sheen to it, and there are smaller and less frequent slubs of milkweed silk throughout. I’m thrilled with the finished batts and can’t wait to start the actual spinning for the project. Pictures soon!