I have stopped hand spinning 5-ply gansey yarn. (Mostly !)
These days, I spin 6-ply. Construction is 3 x 2-ply.
I like knitting yarns constructed from 16 hank/pound singles (9,000 ypp). The fine plies provide warmth, durability and a softer drape than 5-ply gansey yarn.
All of this was discovered by accident when I bought a trove of CHEAP wool yarn to use for stuff I did not want to waste good yarn on. Then, I started knitting it, and discovered that I liked it. I really liked it! More investigation showed that it was old stock Robison-Anton, worsted at 900 ypp constructed as 3 x 2-ply with ZSS twist.
Not a yarn construction that I had thought about. It takes some care to get a balanced yarn, but it is worth the effort.
These days, I spin 6-ply. Construction is 3 x 2-ply.
I like knitting yarns constructed from 16 hank/pound singles (9,000 ypp). The fine plies provide warmth, durability and a softer drape than 5-ply gansey yarn.
All of this was discovered by accident when I bought a trove of CHEAP wool yarn to use for stuff I did not want to waste good yarn on. Then, I started knitting it, and discovered that I liked it. I really liked it! More investigation showed that it was old stock Robison-Anton, worsted at 900 ypp constructed as 3 x 2-ply with ZSS twist.
Not a yarn construction that I had thought about. It takes some care to get a balanced yarn, but it is worth the effort.
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