Spinning Tails

My very first spin, finally plied 🩷🧡🧶

The first 26g of a 140g braid. It's pretty uneven, ranging from a fi*****ng weight in some sections up to a worsted weight in others, but overall I'm quite happy with how it looks now that it's plied! You can really see my learning curve, especially if you compare this to my last post (where the single is much more consistent and thin). I've been finding that it's easier for me to draft for a thin single than something thicker, but I'm hoping to work on that so I can spin more than just lace and fi*****ng weight yarns.


Fibre from
Spindle from
Niddy Noddy from As The Wheel Turns

Thistledown Sizing + Yarn Requirements

Size: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Finished Chest Circumference:
32 (36, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60, 64, 68)"

Meant to be worn with 4 - 8" positive ease for a loose (4 - 6") or oversized (6" +) fit.

Pattern also includes instructions for a modified front neck depth, which will make the V neck approximately 3" deeper.

Sample is size 5, worn with 6.5" positive ease at the full chest.

Needles: US 6 / 4 mm + US 4 / 3.5 mm

Gauge: 22 sts × 26 rows in stockinette (flat and in the round, after blocking) on larger needles

Yarn Requirements:

DK weight yarn + lace weight mohair held together = worsted

Total DK Yardage: 1000 (1110, 1280, 1330, 1380) (1450, 1650, 1800, 1950, 2100) yards

Approximately the same yardage of mohair is required.

One or two contrast colours (CC) are used, or you can work CC sections with your main colour (MC) for a solid, no stripes sweater.

Sample is Swish DK in Allspice (MC) and White (CC) held with Aloft Super Kid Mohair in Koi (MC) and White (CC).

To knit this sweater without the mohair, I recommend Swish Worsted.