September Spinning - Alpaca Farm Blend

I won a prize by being part of the Kromski Spinning Wheel Owners team for Tour de Fleece.  It was nine ounces of Ranch of the Oaks Alpaca Farm Blend.  A lovely blend of white.  The partial bag was a bit twisted due to a bump being 'torn in half' but I got it sorted out.

 The singles were spun using a 12:1 ratio on my Kromski Minstrel using Ackerworks Bobbins.

 The singles were plied together using a 8.5:1 ratio.  I did a two ply from my overstuffed singles. My last dab was plied from a single center pull ball. I have learned to stick something in the middle of the ball to minimize tangling.

The final result was 514 yards of ~worsted weight yarn in 3 skeins.  I was pleased with the lack of over twist in the final product.