So, went to a 'super singles' class at Spunky Eclectic. F U N. I have never had much interest in knitting or spinning singles as I really love a good 2 or 3 ply. I 'might' have previously (and rather snottishly) thought them 'inferior' and disregarded them as a 'good' yarn. When I started cloth diapering 4 years ago, there was a great love for Malabrigo among my cloth diapering friends. I was not included in this 'love' fest, as I wanted plied yarns to knit with (mind you I had never even TOUCHED malabrigo) and so there it was-dismissed. I have to say that I always liked the looks of the singles-but it was done-I had dismissed it like a cheap tequila (that only takes once, but at least I had TRIED that).
Back to this 'super singles' class. It was unexpected, as I 'pre-cogged' this class as something that would 'improve' my singles to be plied (of course). It was NOT that. It was MUCH more. It was to be singles and REMAIN singles, now and forever . Cool-I can roll with that (sort of). We spun even, low twist singles, thick and thin singles, marled singles and more. It was FUN (yes, I have already said that) As Amy (King) talked about how to use the singles properly, and how quickly you could get to the USAGE of them (aka knitting, but you knew that) I got increasingly interested. They are soft, fluffy, scrumptous, lofty AND you don't have to do anything special to preserve the color sequence!
The long and short of this? Take a class on singles-you will love it.
Oh, can't let you go without raving about some new shawl pins Spunky Eclectic has in www.julsilver.com-I got this cinnamon slice and it smells divine and looks gorgeous on my unfinished sweater that I wear.
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