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January 7, 2007
Michelle's Macaw
I <3 navajo plying.
I recently gave this technique a whirl for the first time and I am HOOKED, folks! Below you'll see some New Zealand wool that I gifted Michelle for her birthday last year. She came over this summer and dyed the fluff herself and then I finally got the stuff spun in time for Ecksmas! (Two gifts in one!)
3 hunky skeins for my lady, Michelle
a snippy little close up
Michelle's Macaw (on accounta how much it looks like one of those purty parrots!)
Fiber: 8 oz, New Zealand wool
Technique: Navajo Ply
Weight: Worsted
I was a little intimidated at first - even after watching this fantastic instructional video. Three singles are plied in the same direction, by making a chain - very similar to crochet, in fact. At first, my brain could just not compute this idea - it turned out it was something that I had to learn by doing.
Now I am a convert and want to navajo ply the shiznit out of all the fiber in casa de Scissorina.
More Eckmas gifts to be shared as the pics come in! (you wouldn't have thought I actually remembered to take photos of all my hard work before passing it along to my loved ones, now would you?)
Posted by Sarah at January 7, 2007 6:32 PM
Posted to getting spinny