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Well, now, seriously, what would you call a yarn with this much pink in it? "Girly Girl" was spun from a wool (breed unknown) and mohair blend, again from Renegade craft faire in Chicago. The roving was lovely to look at and fluffy to touch, but again, it had some weird bits in the preparation. (So weird, in fact, that I brought a sample of the weirdness in to the teacher who currently handles the textile science courses at school, just in case she ever wanted to illustrate fiber preparation issues that can affect spinning. I think there was only about a quarter ounce that ended up being unusable, but what got me is that it looked like it had been *cut*, and slightly felted in places. Cut like with a scissors.... ?????) Anyhoo.... It was also white with occasional patches of bright-ish pink. I'm not really sure what happened there..... Thing is, I'm still trying to get a handle on what all the lovely painted rovings will look like once they're actually spun, and on how to spin them. I'm guessing that I'm not the only little spinster out there who regards the transformation between the appearance of the original painted roving, and the appearance of the finished yarn, as complete magic. I'm almost always totally, completely amazed. I think that's half the excitement of spinning.
The yarn was spun originally onto two skeins, then plied together.
Stats: 12-14 WPI, 2 ply, 256 yds, thick/thin character
