The second yarn is much like the first, but the key difference is that #1 had the Border Leicester spun with a ‘S’ twist, while #2 has all the singles spun with a ‘Z’ twist.
Sock yarn #2
‘Z’ twist Border Leicester, unwashed and spun from lock
’Z’ twist Perendale, unwashed and spun from lock
’Z’ twist Polwarth, washed pre-prepared commercial roving
These three singles were plied with a ‘S’ twist, and it ended up almost perfectly balanced (no tendency to twist itself up). The finished skein weighed 218.4 grams before washing, and 191.9 g after, so there was 12% loss in washing.
The singles all looked the same as for #1, so instead of pictures of the singles, here are pics of my sheep inspecting the fleece. Grumpy sheep now has a monocle!
Oh, and here’s some pics of the yarn, both before washing (on the scale) and after…
And here is a picture of a real live sheep we saw at the Maryland Sheep and Wool festival! Grumpy sheep tells me that he wants his top hat to be taller…