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Possibly A Stupid Idea?

So, spinning has been high on my list lately. Especially spinning for socks.
I am joining a new knitalong called Twisted Knitters dye/spin/knit & my supplier just came out with a new superwash merino & tencel roving blend... got to order a ton of that!
I dyed all that superwash merino roving last night & got right to work spinning the first of 3 planned hanks of sock yarn.
This is my  first handspun sock yarn & possibly the thing I've spun that's made me the happiest.
Here's bobbin one lounging on a pillow of unspun roving..

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And here's that roving almost completely turned into a second bobbin....

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Do you see on the left where the bobbin is so full that it hardly  clears the flyer?
That's where I had my possibly stupid idea.
The idea itself isn't stupid... I have a feeling you all will think it's pretty good.
The fact that it may (hopefully) turn into yet another thing that eats up more time than I have to get it is the part that makes it stupid...

Let me lay it out~
How does a handspun sock yarn exchange sound?

I think it sounds very delicious.
I would have a beginning spinner and an 'expert' group so everyone could give it a go.

Please leave me a comment if you think I should go ahead & flesh out some rules and get a blog going....

Comments (3)

No, that's not a bad idea at all! If I was a spinner I'd be totally down! But alas, me and my spindle don't get along :-(

Depending on timing I'd jump in to that idea!

p. thompsen:

sounds fun... count me , a beginner spinner alas, though improving.

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