Hi, all :) I was hoping those of you with experiences setting up and/or
judging skein contests would share some of your knowlege with me. I was
asked to give some advice on the subject, but I've been swamped. I know
there's an article in at least one issue of Spin-Off, maybe 7-8 years
ago? I need to go look, but it usually takes me hours to look through
back issues because there's so much neat stuff :)
On socks, I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands. A couple years ago, I
made some drop-dead beautiful handspun socks. I wore those socks most
of two winters, and used some of the extra yarn to make a pair for my
sister, too. Some bugs got into her socks, though, so I told her to
bring them with her when she came for the holidays, and I would darn
them, having 1/2 ounce of yarn left. But when I saw them on her, I
realized the socks were too small for comfortable wear (her feet are
longer than mine) and <gulp> traded her my wonderful socks (which were a
bit long for my feet) for her bug-chomped ones. I figured it would be
no big deal to unravel the yarn and knit new socks.
Well, I unraveled and unraveled and the yarn broke and broke and broke
until I lost at least a 1/2 ounce and had a dozen or so little balls. I
knotted them into one skein and washed it, which actually didn't release
all the kinks, but it's knittable again at least. But I don't think I
have enough for a pair of socks now! Not for the length I like, anyway
(longish crew).
Any ideas? This is 8 sts=1 inch yarn on size 1 needles (fingering
weight). I have 3.4 ounces/95 grams of yarn left. Dare I start a pair
of socks? :)
Holly
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