The night before I left on my trip to Shetland I took a spin-for-color-class taught by Doreen of Goldfish Love. I grabbed the bag of colors from the Kerry Woolen Mill, Louie, and learned about spinning Noro-style yarn. It was such fun. I actually liked the mistake skein better than my second skein. In my excitement I pulled a color out of order when I was spinning. A happy accident. There are many possibilities with this spinning technique!
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| Naturally I had to choose six colors! |
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| This is how the single looks on the bobbin. |
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| The bottom skein is the one with the "mistake" and the top skein is my second and successful skein. They are both two-ply yarns. |
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| The more the colors are carded, the more subtle the color gradation. |
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| I had this going when class ended. I have to admit I like the color bits in the transition colors.
With wool and color dancing in my head I slept well before leaving the next day for Shetland. The first two legs of the trip were eventful by spirited children and a screamer. (Having traveled with a little one and experiencing a painful ear during take off and landing I understand.) The seven-hour and one minute flight to Dublin was one minute too long, as I gave up my aisle seat on a very crowded airplane. I am a seasoned traveler, but over the years I prefer to sit in an aisle seat on long flights. My neighbor was a nice man and we chatted off and on during the flight keeping tabs on the hockey playoff scores. Anyway, the leg of the trip between Dublin and Edinburgh was uneventful. I met up with the group at the gate and after introductions we had a short flight to Shetland.
My first impression was that it reminded me of Ireland. The cliffs were impressive! I was not expecting them to be so high. It was warm, with the mist rolling in and out the first day.
More to come...
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