When I first heard about the open position at my new employer from HLF (getting a lead on a RTP job from someone in California is pretty funny), I promised that I’d send her some handspun yarn if I got the job. Well, I got the job, and this weekend I managed to spin and ply 2 bobbins in the “Black Watch” roving she picked out. In the meantime, HLF has bought a drop spindle and has been spinning up a storm, but she’s still getting this yarn whether she wants it or not.

This is a bit of a tease, since the yarn was still drying this morning and wasn’t really ready for pictures, but here are some photos of the roving and singles stages:

I have to say, it made a nice, soft, squishy 2-ply. I’ll probably not post the pictures until she gets the package, since it’s more fun for her to wonder what the yarn looks like.

I got my wheel in late July. I’ve knitted up and given away some of my handspun, but I’ve definitely reached the “What the Hell am I Going to Do With This Yarn???” stage of my spinning life. My current pile of no-particular-use-in-mind handspun is shown below. I thought it would take a whole lot longer than this!