Time and spinning

Spinning in public is very, very interesting, I have not yet screamed at a person who says "that's a dying art"  living, breathing, spinning person right in front of you.

Sometimes this remark is made to 3 or 4 spinners, members of Guild

But another question is quite valid and interesting, "how long does it take"  and I can not answer with a amount of time, except that I can 2/3 fill a Louet bobbin with a fine yarn during a football game.

If I measure out a small amount, 25 g each of the 3 fibres I am working on for Kadigan, spin them and ply, without stopping for instant replays I might learn something.

Kadigan pattern, first post

Just bought a pattern, kadigan  that I saw on Rav.  This is notable because I seldom, almost never buy patterns, I make up my own, I have tons of books and the library has more, but this pattern is so good and so interesting that I Paid for it.



It is something I can wear, comes in multiple sizes and is very adaptable.  And it will be excellent for handspun.  Takes buttons, I need projects that take buttons, there are no pockets but I think those can be added.

Why is it so good for handspun?  It's multi coloured, if one runs out of a color using another is easy, it is plain knitting mostly garter stich which shows off handspun well but it will be interesting to knit. Currently I am bogged down in a commissioned sweater that is slow and dull to knit.



And it has an interesting back, so many patterns have dull backs.