Back on the wheel

So good to get back to my spinning group and spinning. It seemed  a while, and I was a bit rusty.

But the task I set myself was to learn how to hand card. And I specifically wanted to mix some colours and fibers.

So I'll let the photos do most of the explaining. 

What you have here is a mix of commercially dyed merino and corriedale wool and undyed silk.

And then I plyed it with cotton.

The colour is actually nothing like I set out to achieve. But am pretty happy with the result.

Actually, as someone pointed out in my group I actually created the colours I was wearing in my skirt. The photo is not that clear, but did you pick that up in the photo collage?

And I finally got around to finishing my 2nd denim composition.
I had 2 skeins of thick and thin. Decided to leave one as a single ply and the other I plyed with a cotton thread (the same as the above one).

So the final line up -

8 plyish, thick and thin plyed with cotton thread, and single ply thick and thin.

Now what to create. I want to use them in the one knitted project for an interesting  textured look.I'm thinking a shawl, wrap , scarf thingy. Can anyone offer suggestions or patterns?

Have a fabulous Fiber Arts Friday