Fresh off the wheel:
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| This is a 94" skein reduced to about 12" diameter in a mess of twist! |
After a bath and lots of snapping (no thwacking):
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| I still add a solid foot of length when I stretch this skein out between my hands. |
It's so lovely now, just full of bounce and stretch. Just as I hoped, this yarn will yield socks that hug the feet and are wonderfully warm and lightweight. It is woolen-spun, so not the ideal of durability, but I started with a medium fiber and plied it tight, which should mitigate some of the durability issue. In return, I have a yarn with much more air in it than your typical sock yarn, and I can't imagine that it will be as problematic as superwash merino, which is the unlikely standard right now for socks. We'll see.
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