A large spiral ply handspun yarn, twisted and hung on a wooden fence. The yarn features shades of purple, pink, blue, and grey tones. Sunlight highlights the vibrant colors, and the words "LEILANI HANDMADE" appear at the bottom.

A skein of handspun yarn in shades of gray with subtle hints of pink, green, and yellow twists, coiled into a neat bundle on a reflective white surface. Sunlight and a window are faintly reflected in the background.

A skein of handspun yarn with pastel shades of pink, blue, grey, and hints of yellow hangs draped over a weathered wooden railing outdoors on a sunny day. Grass and garden plants are visible in the blurred background.

A hand wearing a beige watch holds up a skein of pastel purple, pink, and blue twisted yarn outdoors. The background shows green fields, trees, and a distant landscape under a clear sky on a sunny day.

A hand wearing a beige watch holds up a skein of multicolored yarn with pink, blue, and gray hues. The background shows a scenic, sunlit landscape with rolling hills, trees, and a clear sky. The words “LEILANI HANDMADE” are faintly visible.

Handspun Merino Yarn – Pastel Spiral

Name: Handspun Merino Yarn - Pastel Spiral - leilani handmade
SKU: YARN-NY177
Price: 53.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

$53.00

Handspun Merino Yarn
Ships from Canada
Materials: Primary fiber: Wool (merino top)

2ply; 4.9oz/138gr; 286 yards; approx. 9 wpi (worsted); super soft

A softer, subtler version of my spiral ply yarn using silver grey rather than black. The colors used in the colorful ply are: fuchsia, turquoise, lime green, cream, yellow, light salmon and pink.

Merino top was hand-dyed in my home studio and then spun into this fun yarn. Super soft and squishy.

Fiber was hand-dyed in my studio and spun at home in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada.

1 in stock

Description

I enjoy making spiral-plied yarns: probably my favorite of the two-ply handspun yarns. It’s achieved by spinning a thicker singles (in this case, the grey) and plying it with a thinner singles. There is a technique to make the spiral more pronounced, but you can also ply these two singles normally and still achieve a spiral, just slightly more subtle.

I like to let the thick singles develop naturally, so there are some thick and thin areas, but not in regular intervals like a true thick-and-thin textured yarn.

The result is a more organic, less predictable handspun with a lot of interest and a lot of fun to add to knitting, crochet or weaving projects. Merino means it’s super squishy and soft and totally snuggable. 🙂

Dyed in my home studio and spun in my home in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Ships from Canada’s east coast (Maritime provinces), with tracking.

Thanks so much for checking out my work! 🙂