Skein 11a - 26 grams, 49 yards or 1.88 yd/g
Skein11b - 44 grams, 76 yards or 1.73 yd/g
Skein 11c - 89 grams, 145 yards or 1.62 yd/g
Skein 11d - 89 grams, 130 yards or 1.46 yd/g
As you can see from the numbers, my singles and my finished yarn were getting thicker as I spun this top up and settled into a good single thickness. I have been trying to decided for some time now what to make out of this yarn, along with the other three of the Rosie’s tops that I had spun up. I had pretty much settled on a vest based upon the yardage, but I still couldn’t settle on a design that would maximize the usage and minimize the work of figuring out how to use it. Yesterday I decided that I was just overthinking the whole thing and so I cast on another Practically vest by Kelly Herdrich, my 12th time making this pattern. What can I say? It is an easy knit, looks great on, and is a great way to use up those precious skeins. I pulled out Skein 11d and caked it up yesterday and cast on. When I use up that skein I will actually switch to Skein 12, which is really 3 skeins, and is also from 250 grams of Rosie’s Multicolor Merino Top, in colorway Valentine.
For this spin I was focusing on consistency, and having settled into that slightly thicker single on Skein 11d, they all have a similar thickness to that skein. From left to right:
Skein 12a - 79 grams, 115 yards or 1.46 yd/g
Skein 12b - 79.6 grams, 111 yards or 1.4 yd/g
Skein 12c - 84.3 grams, 121 yards or 1.44 yd/g
If I still need more length I will grab Skein 11c to finish, although I would kind of like to do something else with Skeins 11b and 11c. Skein 11d I am thinking of weaving up on my Zoom Loom. I think the colors would like nice with the plum squares that I wove up from Skein 10.
Pattern: Practically by Kelly Herdrich
Yarn: Handspun Rosie’s Multicolor Merino Top
Needle: US 6 (4.0 mm)
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