#single ply

[dreamsinombre]

So, a while back, I started designing a shawl inspired by the City of Tears in the game Hollow Knight. I originally used a colorway I got from @exlibrisfibers on IG that was discontinued on a base that was discontinued (the smaller, lighter version in the last four photos), and while I absolutely loved the perfectly moody color scheme… not enough yarn. So I reached back out to Rita to see if I could get the colorway special in a similar base, and boy did she deliver.

The final, absolutely massive version is on her Anaïs merino/silk base and the drape is absolutely divine. It feels like spider silk, which is so perfect for a shawl inspired by a game plumbing the depths of an ancient bug kingdom. It's moody and melancholic, like the rain-filled cavern of the dead City of Tears, with its leanly arched windows, ornately spiked elevators, and elegant, sleek-pillared corridors with sentry husks still patrolling with empty carapaces—all elements that are represented in motif panels in the shawl.

It calls for somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000-1100 yards of fingering weight single ply, and should result in a wingspan of about 58"-60"/147cm-152cm.

Biggest thanks to Rita of Ex Libris Fibres, for feeding both my addiction to amazingly soft yarns with brilliant colorways and my love of good books (and book recommendations), and to Team Cherry (@TeamCherryGames on twitter) for creating and sharing with the world a game that has become one of my absolute favorites that contains not just stunningly gorgeous art and delightful-feeling movements and mechanics, but also a layered and complex story and world that is one I love to revisit over and over again.

This is a pattern I'd love to eventually translate into something others can follow, among a small handful of others, especially if there's interest. I'll be sure to share it here if I ever get around to doing so.

#yarn #crochet shawl #crocheting #crochet #handmade shawl #handmade #fiber art #fiber arts #fiber artist #hollow knight #silk/merino #single ply #hand dyed yarn #team cherry #team cherry games #city of tears #yarnblr

[brittlikestoknit]

i have previously attempted to make the Birds of a Feather shawl by Andrea Mowry and i just chose the wrong yarn.

so i got new yarn and have been working on it and i am loving it.

it’s just such a calm knit and it’s feels luxurious

i finally got to the lace section and i’m gonna be honest, i fucked up a little bit and read the pattern wrong 🤷🏼‍♀️ but i was able to fix it!!!

i am not even close to being done but i already love it!!!

#knitting #knitblr #knitters #knit #knitter #knits #yarn #knitting patterns #knitting project #knitters of tumblr #knitted #knitting needles #birds of a feather #shawl knitting #andrea mowry #drea renee knits #single ply #mohair

[thatsbelievable]

#Three Little-Known Facts About Nasmyth’s Double-Frame Steam-Hammer #facts #trivia #Nasmyth’s Single-Frame Steam-Hammer #Nasmyth’s Triple-Ply Paper-Towels #gifts #holidays #holiday

[dyke-arachne]

Socks I made before I learned that just because a base has the word sock in it doesnt mean it will be good for socks. Hence these will exclusively be worn when my feet arent gonna touch the ground.

#knitting #theyre single ply merino if anyones interested #edit omfg wait thats a hole in the left sock! scream! #good thing i have more of this yarn but AAAAH

[milkweedman]

Made a ply ball to make this plying less annoying. I still have fiber left to spin, but I've decided to get started on plying anyway.

This is the suffolk/hampshire blend I've been working on, on and off, for the last couple months.

Nearly there.

Also, some snowdrops for your trouble.

#plying on a drop spindle from a ply ball has been my preferred method for plying supported spindle spun singles #work is so hard today #i have like 10 things to do and instead i reorganized the towels drawer and made a ply ball and am gonna go #walk around and ply it and smoke some weed #no idea if i can ply on my rollator #ive been rolling myself around in it/getting pushed by my partner despite knowing not to #its so hard to walk and stand and support my own weight haha. #really need that wheelchair. #anyway... #supported spindle #spinning #handspun yarn #ply ball #suffolk hampshire blend

[elucubrare]

i really have to start weighing my fiber before i start spinning

#trying to make a 4-ply #i have two singles rn #how many yards are they? GREAT question

[comfortabletextiles]

Plyed the 12 first days!!

#hand spinning #hand spun yarn #advent calendar #I really notice how much i dont like to chain ply... #but making 6 singles every daywouldhave been... not great

[frogeyedape]

Finished this project today, not related to the spin along but came out well enough to share. I have decided on slub yarn as a standalone singles for my February spin along project. I'm going to have to make sure to really lock the slubs in or it'll be a nightmare to work with...but I think it would make some really interesting weft. Especially if I dyed it after spinning, cuz I generally spin very tight, so the thin sections between slubs would resist dye, and the slubs would be pops of vibrancy. Haven't decided how much I'll make, depends how much time I give myself to spin it. Likely not more than I can pack onto a 4 oz bobbin.

#spin along 2023 #spin along #yarn design spin along 2023 #handspun yarn #decision made: standalone singles slub yarn #the slub yarns from Januray were for use in plying-technically a repeat but hey whatever it's in the book #and I've done thick & thin deliberately but not slubs so I'm excited to give it a try

[lexicals]

I fuckin. Accidentally S spun this second bobbin when the first one was Z spun and had to put the whole thing back through the wheel in the other direction to fix it which took a whole hour and doesn't look as good as it did before honestly but it's FIXED I GUESS

#wastepaper basket #I normally s spin my singles and z spin to ply but apparently not this time around -___- #Well lesson learned. Check the twist on your first bobbin before starting your second.......

[like-this-post-if-you]

Like this is you use one-ply toilet paper

#toilet paper #one ply #single layer toilet paper #likes

[botchallthethings]

SPEEDRUNNING THE PLYING PART BECAUSE I GOTTA RETURN THE RENTED GUILD WHEEL ON SATURDAY AND I'VE GOT TWO FULL BOBBINS

send help

#i will do it #but #uh #glad i realized this on saturday so i could plan to make myself spin more on m/t/w and finish bobbin 2 in time to ply #i do not hate the wheel as much anymore and dare i say it #i am starting to get the hang of it #however (and i'm not sure if this is a this wheel problem or a universal wheel problem) #it is still a lot harder to intuitively spin #because the yarn is vibrating so much i can't see it #and i have no idea how much twist is added after it disappears into the orifice #also alas somehow i didn't realize that two full bobbins when plied will probably not fit on to one single third bobbin #so i will need to get that skeined ASAP to free the bobbin

[fortyfive-forty]

karolina and aryna for the bingo

-fritzes

i wish i could make an amendment to this format because i would like aryna to push ME down the stairs and crush ME like a soda can

aryna:

karo:

#soggy pathetic piece of single ply toilet paper referring to THAT FUCKING WRIST #aryna is the only one who i didn’t do bbg for and i feel bad but i do feel like she is the least bbg of the ones ive done outside of tennis #she’s bbg TO ME but maybe not bbg in general #and yes I know ive down ‘i am looking (dis)respectfully’ and the top middle zoomies one for like all of them #i can’t help it that’s literally how i acquire and appreciate blorbos #I just like watching them and I end up going feral #also ‘fuck’ gets used a lot but that’s just bc that’s my reaction whenever things don’t go 100% my way #side note i always think my journey of becoming an aryna fan is so funny #even like 6 months ago i did not like her At All #i hesitate to use the word 'hate' because it wasn't that really #just generally not liking someone in the context of sports can feel like you hate them cause you're always at odds w them #and now...well. #here we are lmfao

[grub-s]

i polished my ashford traveller and she’s gleaming…pics tomorrow i promise

#if i have time tomorrow i will ply up the black-brown corriedale singles into a 2 ply

[dyke-arachne]

Randomly struck with such a violent need to make this shirt and I have the yarn for it. Augh

#i have a couple skeins of a single ply merino and i know its far from the best yarn for shirts #but its been lying around for years and its such a nice purple #the place i bought it from calls the base uptown sock so in my more inexperienced years i thought it would be #you know #suitable for socks #ergo harder wearing #but its single ply merino 😩 #i guess itll have to be a special shirt i take very good care of! #it will be better than having the yarn lying around unused for a few more years

[milkweedman]

I haven't blocked this yet--so far the other two puffed up a ton, so I wanted to get a picture first, because I'm very happy with it. It's chain plied, but so much more even than my chain plied yarns usually are. I think it's only a bit thinner than the 4 ply main yarn, so I still couldn't get this singles as thin as the 4 ply yarn. Glad I stopped trying to 4 ply it, I guess.

It's also got subtle stripes, which is always appreciated.

Unfortunately though it's only 22 yards, which is not very long. I am hoping to do a small black sheep on the heel since I'm working it flat, so I could do fair isle instead of intarsia. I'm not sure if I'll have enough for that but I could also just put it on the ankle or leg and use the thicker yarn (earlier failed attempts to spin the dark southdown locks fine enough) to knit the body of the sheep so it's a bit bigger. Please nobody suggest I embroider or duplicate stitch it on, I'm not doing that to myself

#at a certsin point i might have to admit that i am becoming a fine spinner simply out of a zest for 4 ply sock yarns #spinning #handspun yarn #supported spinning #(was spun as a singles on a supported spindle) #drop spindle #hand combed top #southdown babydoll #sock yarn

[queer-coded-camaro-driver]

Concept: A spinoff show called “Steve, Max, ‘n Billy” where Billy Hargrove, his himbo boyfriend, and his sister who’s too smart for her own good simply pal around and Commit Shenanigans. It is integral - nay, dare I say vital - that his spinoff has the same basic energy as “Ed, Edd, ‘n Eddy”, and that Max is always in charge of coming up with the trio’s various Schemes.

#harringrove #billy and max #max mayfield #ed edd n eddy #stranger things #stranger things spinoff #stranger things meme #stranger things shitpost #i just want them to be happy #and enable max's nonsense #oh you need 80 rolls of single ply toilet paper and a gallon of spray cheese? yeah no prob #billy hargrove #steve harrington #harringrove imagines