I'm fairly open minded when it comes to materials. I mostly use natural fibres, but I'm not totally opposed to acrylics etc if needed (though I try not to use it a lot.)
For knitting, I tend to use laceweights and 4ply yarns, as I do a lot of socks and shawls.
For spinning, something with bfl in is always good.
I should add, I really like making stuff with yarn I've spun, and I enjoy the challenge of trying to find the right pattern to make the most of what I've spun. I'm currently on the look out for something to show off my most recently finished yarn. This is a laceweight bfl blend, and is a mirrored reverse rainbow gradient, in it goes from purple through to red and then back again. All suggestions welcome.
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