Purple Spindle-Spun Handspun Yarn FO

What a labour of love this has been ... several months of on-and-off drop spindle spinning has culminated in one very happy camper indeed ... my best (to-date) and all-time favourite handspun skein.

So here's the time line in photos :) ... First off, a gratuitous pic of the day the fiber arrived. 100g of super washed Blue Faced Leicester in the most beautiful array of purples and pinks.

The spinning begins ...

Filling the spindle up ...

The first half finished ...

The second half on the spindle ...

Caked and ready to ply ...

Plying progress ...

Plying finished and on the niddy-noddy ...

And finally the TA-DAH moment ...

THE SPEC ...

Length: 330 yards

Weight: 2-ply lace to sock weight

And now to decide what to make with it ... Off I pop to Ravelry then :)

British Wool Week 2012

Let's celebrate British Wool Week and support British wool by crafting with it between 15th and 21st October 2012 (and all year round of course).

I'm joining in by spinning with my Blue-Faced Leicester fiber, which is a British sheep breed.

You can find out more about how to support the British Wool Industry by visiting the Campaign for Wool website which is supported by the Prince of Wales.