Spinning!

My parcel finally arrived at 2:30 in the afternoon yesterday, snail mail is an accurate description lol
Stunning bag of merino nylon blend Fondant Fibre with a drop/suspended spindle.

A skein of handspun ,which might I add is very evenly and nicely spun :) love the rich purples of this 2ply superwash BFL, even my mum fell in love with this. Never used BFL so thinking of something nice to make with it, possibly a gift for mum, but I did buy the purple last week to make her something...could do both if I think of things she'll wear :)

The fibre and label, love this colour 'just another mish mash' is a stunning mix of yellow, green, blue and white that is a joy to look at and the softness is truly a pleasure to touch. It came in cute little fibre nests so easy to do a nest or two at a time without having a big batt or something to try and split as you go etc.

The spindle came with a little wound on to get me started, very kind as this is a whole new ball game for me lol This is a basic top heavy drop/suspended spindle and you can get similar from amazon (spindle)

This is after my first play in the afternoon, as you can see it is extremely thick and thin with very over and under spun areas lol it's gonna take some serious practice to get decent at, I'm fine with it being thick and thin but I'd rather a little more even than this...it kinda resembles yarn, not too bad for a first attempt I think lol

I've really been enjoying this new adventure, though I have to admit the drafting is more difficult than I'd thought it would be. This is my spindle after a few hours of attempting to get yarn lol it looks nice but not sure if it'll be knitable by the time I'm done with it lol got a bit under half the bag left to go at, and already ordered some more fibre to keep practicing (thank the gods for coupon codes lol).

Still been knitting on a Mona's little bias scarf for a friend and the hitchhiker when I'm awake enough to not make silly mistakes.
Happy Crafting!