Cashmere Spun Up

Here is the scoop. I finally got up the courage to spin the cashmere I bought at the Estes Park Wool Market in 2006. This is the most expensive fiber I have ever purchased for spinning. I want to not goof it up and since I only had two ounces I want to try for lace weight. So, I waited until I had spun other fiber.

The result is about 358 yards of two ply. I did have the yarn break while spinning the singles when it got too fine. I carefully worked the breaks back. The luck here was that I didn't loss an end during the break. I also had 3 breaks while plying. I think I got those worked out. They may show slightly but I didn't notice them while putting the yarn into a skein.

The fiber came from Sweet Goats and had about 3 hairs and 6 bits of straw in it. By bits, I mean pieces that were about 3/8 of an inch or shorter. I consider this really clean compared to some other fiber I have spun.

So, now I am going to cross my fingers and take the yarn down to soak then dry. Hopefully, those breaks will stay put together. Then I need to decide what to knit with it. Looking at it, I think I ended up with sport weight.