Stash: "A Child Endures Many Griefs" and my first Turkish spindle!

Another happy mail day: I got my fibre from February's Odyssey Trail update at Countess Ablaze, a Turkish spindle, and some 40" circular needles for making socks (I'm learning to knit two-at-a-time magic loop, but more on that in an upcoming post).


The fibre is beautiful - though I'm hardly surprised because Lyndsey is a master dyer and all her pieces are simply stunning. A Child Endures Many Griefs is a mix of Wensleydale and black Tussah silk (70/30) in various rich shades of turquoise, green, purple and orange. This should definitely be an interesting spin due to Wensleydale's long staple length (20-30cm on average!) so I'm looking forward to see how this goes.




I'd been looking at Turkish spindles for a while, and Turtlemade makes lovely 3D printed ones in a variety of colours, that are nice and light and don't break the bank. I've seen some beautiful wooden ones on Etsy but I don't want to spend a ton of money on a spindle I might not even like! So, Turtlemade it is. I chose white, blue and yellow, and I really love it! It's super cheerful, and I've already given it a little test spin today. I'm most excited about having a centre-pull ball at the end all ready, without having to wind the cop!




Really, I've probably been spending too much on wool recently. But hey...