This is a little behind, but this is my latest finished spinning project.

It’s a 2-ply yarn, spun largely longdraw on Strider (my Schact-Reeves 30″) and then plied entirely on my bottom whorl Spindlewood.

For anyone curious how much you can fit on a spindle? Well… here’s an answer. This is a 1.5oz spindle to begin with. I have 4.2 ounces of yarn on it. There’s about 3/4″ of bare shaft left. By the end I was using it as a mix of bottom whorl and support spindle (a nice feature of the Spindlewood designs).

So… you can fit as much on a spindle as you can fit, and it’s almost always more than you think you can.

As usual, I don’t know what I’m going to do with this yarn. I spun it to play with Icelandic, which is a new fiber for me. Always new fibers to try. It’s an interesting fiber, and I can see why some people are in love with it! Don’t think it’ll replace others as my favorite fiber, but it’ll definitely have it’s place in my fiber arsenal.

EDIT: Teresa, this was an unpicked Icelandic (that is, thel and tog are together) from a sheep, rather than a lamb. It’s a durable yarn, would be good for a blanket. If you’re not too sensitive you could make knucks out of it. For me it’s a little too coarse for next-to skin. I could see making a heavy barn sweater out of it though. (though not from 4oz obviously).

~The Gnome