An Autumn 3-Ply

This isn't what has been keeping me busy all week (Phil comes home from a business trip tonight... he left on Sunday and we've really missed him) but it took awhile and I'm finally finished. This was Kristin's 2nd round of contest fiber... A beautiful Superfine Merino dyed in gorgeous autumn colors. Here are my 3 bobbins hangin' out on the porch during a brisk November sunbreak.

My only regret in making a 3-ply yarn was that the red/deep orange tones got sort of lost in the twist. The combo turned out to be more green than I was going for... The participants that Navajo-plied this fiber kept the colors separate and there are some incredibly beautiful striped socks out there right now. Here's what mine looked like on the bobbin...

And all skeined up...

I'm very pleased. It turned out to be 235 yds. Not sure what I'm going to do with this yet. I still have a bit left on 2 of the bobbins which I'll probably N-ply and make into another little basket. 

Oh, and how cool is this... I found someone who will trade spinning lessons for harp lessons. We begin next week!