Yesterday was the possible. Today is the probable.
Grant Park pullover, churning along. I am plugging my ears, and closing my eyes to the moment when I add the sleeves to the total stitch count. LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Monsieur Le Coopworth, nee Baritone is being plyed. The twist was months dormant. I plyed two samples (differing treadle numbers), washed them, evaluated them. I used Etherply to figure out which bobbins to group together to end up with four skeins of uniform yarn. Those are the LeClerc storage bobbins that save the derrieres of lazy spinners who don't ply everything immediately. Judith plys without tensioning on her lazy kate. Life is too short and death is too long to wrestle with the tangles when I do that.
For some reason I thought you'd plied that already, months ago.
Posted by: Caroline M | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 02:15 PM
Once you attach the sleeves you begin to decrease. The yoke will go faster than you think.
Posted by: margene | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 02:18 PM
Coopworth, huh? I bought some at Rhinebeck and sampled up a bit as navajo ply. I was pleasantly surprised. I'd like to know more about how yours comes out.
Posted by: Lisa | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 02:31 PM
The pullover looks great! Can't wait to see the plied singles. It'll be fine.
Posted by: Manise | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 04:59 PM
I love getting to the point where you add the sleeves...it's almost done!
I've bookmarked Etherply :-)
oh and nice list down below - WOW!
Posted by: Pat | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 07:11 PM
If you turn your Kate on its side, the bobbins don't roll backward. Just sayin'
Posted by: susan | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 07:30 PM
I'm not patient enough to let my singles sit very long - usually I'm foaming at the mouth wanting to start the plying.
Your kate is pretty. Mine is an antique that falls apart if I look at it cross-eyed. (I've learned to only look at it with one eye closed, just to prevent that...)
Posted by: gayle | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 08:36 PM
I still haven't spun Baritone! Good thing fiber doesn't have an expiration date.
Posted by: Carole | Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 08:48 AM
You know what I love about Margene? She is the eternal optimist. Even about sweater yoke numbers. :)
Posted by: Anne | Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 02:46 PM
RED!
Sorry, was there other stuff in this post? ;)
Posted by: naomi | Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 09:54 PM
yeah, I don't tension mine either... go figure
and just lookey that gorgeous red sweater. yahoo... (and yup, I agree with Margene, it gets faster once you get to the yoke
Posted by: Teyani | Monday, November 16, 2009 at 01:22 AM