Spin-tastic! Yarns 2013

What is currently occupying my spindles and wheel:

Started: October 22nd, 2012
Plan: spin very fine singles and 2-ply for laceweight yarn.
Spindle: Golding Tsunami


Started: August 5th, 2012
Plan: split down the middle and then split the second half again.
Spin singles and then 2-ply (kind of fractal spinning).
Spindle: Golding Basic


Started: February 13th, 2013
Plan: Spin and finish each breed separately as singles for my Spinner's Study.
Spindle: Kundert


Started: July 23rd, 2013
Plan: Spin into a single to be used as one ply in a 3-ply crepe art yarn.
Babe Wheel


Finished yarns for 2013:

Finished: July 21st, 2013 -- Blogged here!
Spun each braid into singles and chain-plied, preserving gradients, on my Babe wheel.
2 skeins of 272 yards and 4 oz each of DK-ish weight yarn


Fiber: 100% Polwarth wool from Woolgatherings
Finished: March 17th, 2013 -- Blogged here!
Did not split, just spun singles counterclockwise and chain-plied on my Babe Wheel
214 yards, 4.4 oz. of 3-ply ~worsted weight yarn


Fiber: 70% superwash Merino and 30% Seacell from The Wacky Windmill
Finished: February 10th, 2013 -- Blogged here!
Split in two then  spun singles counterclockwise and chain-plied on my Babe Wheel
182 yards of 3-ply ~worsted weight yarn


Fiber: mystery wool (white) and Portuguese Merino from The Wacky Windmill
Finished: January 19, 2013 -- Blogged here!
99 grams, 116 yards, bulky weight, 4 strand chained yarn
Spun singles clockwise, 2-ply yarns counter clockwise, and final chained yarn clockwise


Fiber: mystery wool, probably Merino, came with Babe wheel
Finished: December 29, 2012 -- Blogged here!
3.5 oz., 122 yards, Aran weight 2-ply
Spun singles clockwise and plied counterclockwise

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