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November 28, 2009
TTL Mystery Socks and Delightful New Sock Yarn

Pattern: TTL Mystery sock '09 beautifully designed by Kirsten Kapur Size : Medium - 64 stitches Yarn: 73 grams Araucania Ranco in color 125 Needles: 2 socks on one 40" 2.25 mm circular needle. Modifications: None - I followed the pattern exactly as written for a perfect pair of socks!

First of all, I promise I won't do this every time I spin yarn, I've gone a little overboard with pictures - I think I've taken more pictures of this yarn than I took of my children when they were born :-)

But before I show you the photos, I want to say a very heartfelt "thank you" to Laurie who gave up her Sunday afternoon to pass on some of her spinning knowledge to me. There is NOTHING like a real hand's on spinning lesson from a master - THANK YOU Laurie!

When I got my wheel, my friend Aimee sent me an email that just said "go here" - so I went. I immediately joined the Fat Cat Mixed Blessings Fiber Club for 3 months. Each month has a different type of wool in 2 colors that compliment each other. Seemed like a great way to learn about spinning different fibers and play with color at the same time. Here is the roving for November...

Would they really go together? I had no idea, so went on pure faith and spun a separate bobbin of each one with the plan to simply ply them together and hope for the best.

140 grams of merino = 550 yards of 2 ply fingering weight yarn 17-18 WPI

I'm in love and have started socks!

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