This weekend I finished spinning 4-5oz of Merino that I had planned to spin for the Tour de Fleece before that whole project got derailed by the unexpected appearance of The Bean. For those into food size comparisons, the Bean, formerly the size of a fig, will be the size of a lime this coming week, aka week 12, the last week of the first trimester. Whew! (My tummy has been feeling steadily better, although the constant fatigue/intense sleepiness is still a real issue.)

I used this:

To spin these low-twist thick and thin singles with the intention of making some faux Mmmmmalabrigo.

This stuff was so incredibly soft and squooshy I could barely keep my hands off it. Here’s how it looked when not under tension, all sproingy and puffy.

I shocked and fulled it to within an inch of its life, and it’s currently hanging up to dry. I’m very interested in comparing the before and after pictures, since it looks very different now.

I briefly thought about making some kind of baby thing with it, since it’s so amazingly soft, but even I’m not insane enough to use mega-feltable Merino for baby stuff, so I think this will be a Crofter’s Cowl for me. The pattern calls for Malabrigo and should be a good fit for the yarn.