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Handspun Merino Yarn

Every time I go to the Handweavers Studio I find myself with a basket full of their little bundles of merino top.

They’re ickle (only 20g each), but they’re cheap (50p each), fabulously soft and easy to spin, and so with a few in shades of red, I made this yarn.

I was aiming for DK to Aran weight singles, and I mostly got there, although it’s a bit more thick and thin that I’d have liked.

It came out at 198 yards using half the fibre from each bundle, so hopefully I should have enough to make a nice wrap to chase away the evil air conditioning gremlins that make my desk freezing, no matter what the weather outside.

Ees so preeeetty! Love those reds.

The possibility of making gorgeous cuddly yarn of varying thicknesses and colours - like this - is what tempts me, occasionally, to consider spinning. Then I pause to consider how little time I already have to knit, and I get over it.

But still… preeeeetty.

What an elegant blog, very chilled.
Lovley yarns too, and gorgeous photos… what kind of camera are you using? I know it’s really the photographer and not the camera which makes the difference, but I’m on the lookout for a new one, so I’m gathering suggestions.
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