I finally got around to plying the three bobbins of yarn I had spun.The grey one is alpaca from Timnath Aplaca Ranch. It is 2 ounces of the TAR 36 label. I have no idea what TAR 36 is for. I picked it up at the Estes Wool Market last year.
The white which is on the other two bobbins is merino top from Shuttles Spindles and Skeins. I think it is 8 ounces but I lost track of the slip for it. It might be 10 ounces since it took almost two bobbins. Guess, I will have to weigh it if I really want to know. It was purchased about a year and a half ago. The wool on the bobbins actually is the same color. It's just the lighting.
I am trying something new with my plying because I always end up with uneven amounts when I weigh, split, and start with two bobbins. I wound each bobbin of single ply into center pull balls. then I plied by pulling from the outside and the inside. I found two things have to be watched. The inside yarn some time tangles with itself and breaks. Especially, when starting because it is a little tight. The second is that once in awhile the outside doesn't pull off as easy and breaks. This is besides the usual kinks from over spinning the singles.
It isn't official yarn stash yet, since it hasn't been skeined and soaked. That may a project for next week end. I have no idea what I will knit with them. Any Suggestions?
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