it's like a train wreck, only fluffier

I mixed this batt up some time last year, can't remember exactly when.  I'd hand-dyed some merino in greens, but it didn't turn out how I wanted, so I over-dyed it darker, then I carded it with some baby yak down for the warm, and some angelina for sparkle.  I think I'm going to use it for my 'modern wilderness' square on my bingo card.

Spinning it up super-slubby on my turkish drop:

Got 25g spun, so just 3-5 grammes more to go (that little puff under the spindle is 5g) to hit the 1oz for the Spindlers Group Challenge. I think I'm going to stop and ply once I hit it, and do the 100g in batches. My lace spindle's getting a bit unmanageable with all the extra weight.

( big pic )

Princess:



And Hunter:

The roving I'm using for both the Classic Princess square on my bingo card, and for the Song of Ice and Fire challenge at Spindlers, arrived. It's 50/50 Wensleydale/silk, so I'm going to try spinning it laceweight - especially since I'm figuring out lace knitting right now. The lustre is amazing.



The colourway is called "Joffrey's Pride" (hence using it for the ASoIF challenge), and I think the colourway suits 'princess' pretty well - golden hair and purple/pink dress, yes? I've started spinning it on my Ashford lace spindle, but it was too dark for photos so maybe tomorrow.

I have some roving that I think fits the "Hunter" square on the Character Archetypes card. There's shetland humbug, and also some bamboo, and it has a bit of a blood-on-fur effect going on.



I might use one or both; I also have some bone beads that I could add, but I'll see how it goes.