Open Studio Sunday

 To look at these vivid hydrangeas today

you'd never know the sky is actually  

dismal gray and it's positively cold outside.
Fall has arrived.

Pre-drafted BFL roving, Pigeonroof Studios

Each fall, I look forward to attending fiber festivals.

Having just come off of Hemlock and Southern Adirondack 

my fiber stash is beefed up for winter spinning, 

or so I thought. As you may recall from last Sunday's post, 

thanks to my dear friend Mary Miller 

(or as you know her on Ravelry, dearmary,) 

I have found a new love, three ply. 

Pigeonroof Studios, BFL on the bobbin

Last Sunday, when I gathered some fiber to begin 

trying my hand at three ply, some fiber turned into 

lots of fiber, and then I knew I had just opened 

a giant can of worms.

Into The Whirled, Spun Right Round, to name a few more.

I was filling bobbins so fast that I had to phone a friend!
(Thanks for the extra bobbins, Vickie.)
With enough bobbins loaded, I went headlong into plying.

Thanks to my dear friend Steph who emboldened my 
sense of color combinations when she told me 
not to over think it - just do it! Those magic words 
allowed me to just let go and ply (almost) anything together. 
  
 Here's a look at the first fruits of my labor:

While I admit that all of that spinning was  
kind of a blur, I can still name names: 
Spun Right Round, Into The Whirled, 
Pigeonroof Studios and some mystery random 
bobbin ends. They were all wonderful to spin. 
I discovered I like mixing fibers in the same three ply - 
merino & BFL, for example. Another can of worms.

As Mary explained to me, three ply results in 

a much rounder yarn, and let me assure you, 

this is the squoooshiest yarn I've ever spun.

The next step in the process: knit!

Pattern suggestions, any one?