A sampling of active WIPs

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. 

Comments

[Caroline M]

For some reason I thought you'd plied that already, months ago.

[margene]

Once you attach the sleeves you begin to decrease. The yoke will go faster than you think.

[Lisa]

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.

[Manise]

The pullover looks great! Can't wait to see the plied singles. It'll be fine.

[Pat]

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!

[susan]

If you turn your Kate on its side, the bobbins don't roll backward. Just sayin'

[gayle]

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...)

[Carole]

I still haven't spun Baritone! Good thing fiber doesn't have an expiration date.

[Anne]

You know what I love about Margene? She is the eternal optimist. Even about sweater yoke numbers. :)

[naomi]

RED!

Sorry, was there other stuff in this post? ;)

[Teyani]

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