The Final Cut

I think I've been spinning yarn colors for my Rams and Yowes blanket for at least 3 or 4 months now.   In total, I spun 15 (I think) colors and needed 9.   Here are the final 9 colors.  The original yarn called for was Jamieson and Smith Shetland Supreme.  The Fat Cat Knits colors I chose are listed followed by the Jamieson and Smith colors in parentheses.  Again, all yarn spun is Fat Cat Knits Semi-Solid Handpainted in Falkland fiber. 

Bottom row: Smoke (mooskit), Toasted Almond (sholmit), Specter (katmollet), Natural (white)

Middle row: Gandalf (yuglet), Dove (shaela), Black Walnut (black)

Top row: Columbian Roast (moorit), Light Taupe (gaulmogot)

Here are all of the browns I spun:


Top to Bottom:

Light Taupe

Ash Beige

Taupe

Toasted Almond

Sienna

Chestnut

Columbian Roast

Walnut

Black Walnut

Here are all the greys/browns and natural I spun:

Top to Bottom:

Natural

Specter

Dove

Smoke

Gandalf

Charcoal

The original design, by Kate Davies, is only 3 feet x 3 feet.  I want it much bigger, so I'm making it 6 feet x 6 feet, basically 4 times the size in the pattern.   I have no idea how many yards I'm going to need, so I will be keeping a tally as I go.  I don't have enough experience in spinning to know I will need X-amount.  So, this is a learn-as-I go experience, that's for sure.  I enjoy the fact that I can take my time with this.  Also, Ginny has been phenomenal.  I had originally chosen Taupe as one of the final colors but it just didn't quite fit in.  If only I could have had it lighter.... so I asked and she delivered .... and it is perfect!!

Next up is the Rams and Yowes swatch.  I'm going to wind off the yarn and see how many yards I have in each 2 oz skein.  Stay tuned!!