I *Heart* My Mini Combs

I may have a problem.

I can't stop combing fleece.

It started with the Corriedale:



Then, I moved on to some Targhee I acquired from my guild's fiber swap the other night:



And then, there was Cormo.

There was adult Cormo:



And Cormo lamb (hogget):



Which is turning into hand-combed adult Cormo:



and hand-combed Cormo lamb (which you simply must feel to believe):



Of course, all this combing produces waste, which can then be carded. Here's some of that Cormo lamb combing waste, which I spun long-draw:



That was a quick-and-dirty, noils and all sample, spun around midnight without caring about consistent grist (that's probably obvious). But it proves to me that the combing waste is still very usable.

I also finished spinning some roving from Pigeonroof Studios:



That's 3.75 oz., 182 yards of superwash merino.

Combing Fleece

I put on my big-girl skirt, got out my combs, and combed some Corriedale fleece from Rising Meadow



I used my Alvin Ramer super mini combs:



Mmmm... puffy.



I wound up with about 1.6 ounces last night. It's not perfect yet, but it's pretty nice:



I also made a Koolhaas hat from this year's Interweave Knits gifts issue:



It's made from my 3-ply tweed handspun, which I spun with this hat in mind.

(By the way, Kris, this is what happens when I try to smile while taking a picture of myself in a mirror.)

I've got almost enough yarn left over to make another one. I could probably shorten the ribbing a bit...