Fingering - it's a little kinky

In an effort to go as thin as I could, and given I only had about 1.5 oz. of my onion-dyed Finn roving, I decided I was going to try to make lace-weight yarn. It didn't quite work out - it's just a bit bigger than that, at fingering weight, but it is still making me very happy. It's so light and fluffy and YELLOW! I personally don't look good in yellow, but it's such a cheerful color. I will definitely be working on saving my onion skins so I can do this again sometime.

Spinning as thin as I could was a bit of a chore. I had the tension a little higher than was comfortable for my hands because I was using it to test the strength of the yarn. I also overspun just a bit on the ply, but a bit of steam and that'll sort itself right out. One nice thing about spinning thin - I never would have gotten this much yarn out of just over an ounce of fiber if I hadn't! And when I have more fiber, I can make 3-ply, 4-ply, or even 2x2 cabled yarn and still have it come out reasonable.

If the peach Finn roving I have up on my store doesn't sell, I think I'll make another thin yarn like this. I know someone who's going to have a baby - wouldn't this be an awesome yarn for booties or other strange little baby attire?