Spinning Tuesdays: It's That Time of Year

What are your spinning plans for the year? New techniques, spinning travels, big projects?

Last year I spent a lot of time making textured and fat yarns, I learned a lot about spinning different breeds, and dabbled in color spinning.

Texture-o-rama

 

Here's what I'm thinking about for this year:

 Spinning with intention. I want to spin with specifics in mind. I want to pick up fiber and decide what it wants to be and spin it that way. I need to push myself out of my go-to spinning comfort zone. Not all of the time, but 80% of the time. Not big and scarey, but one or two specific traits or skills practiced with each 4 ounces that pass through my hands, from drive systems to spinning a worsted, 2ply, DK weight yarn with little fuss.  I am seriously excited about this one.

I'm going to spin lace weight on you.

 

Make friends with worsted. Yep, I'm going to do it. I am a dyed in the wool (snort) woolen spinner. I mercilessly tease my friends whose go-to spinning style is worsted. I don't think I will become a worsted spinner, but I want to get better at smooth yarns. I think it will make me a better all around spinner.

The only yarn I spun worsted last year.

 

Spin and knit a sweater for me. I need to stop being precious about this one. In the past, I start and then change my mind about the sweater so many times that I stop. I'm taking and EPS class in February and I'm thinking top-down, non-fussy, let the yarn sing.

 What about a core spun sweater?

 

There are other new things I have planed for this year. I'm excited about working on the SpinDoctor podcast. I'm going to Madrona, say hi if you see me! I'm signing up for the Olds College Master Spinning Certificate, year one.

 

What are you excited about spinning this year?