Spinning for a cardigan

Was greeted with this carpet yesterday morning when I went out to fill the bird table. Unexpected preview of winter. It was  23 F overnight last night, Thursday is supposed to be 74 F. Boing!

 I have settled upon a kitting project: A cardigan. I've wanted one for some time so I've started spinning for one. The pattern I have chosen is called "Ship Shape Cardigan" by Heidi Kirrmaier. Pattern can be found on Ravelry: Ship Shape Cardigan . I won't be knitting it in stripes, though.

I got inspiration for knitting this pattern from Kate at The Last Homely House YouTube channel. She has recently made a video about her adventure knitting it in a solid color. I love the way it looks on her. 

I need DK weight yarn (11 wraps per inch) and I've been auditioning some mixed wool I bought from Wellington Fibers in Canada years ago. I've spun up a bobbin full and plied it 2-ply to knit my swatch with. I'm getting about 11 wpi but my swatch stitches are just very slightly too big, so I'll have to spin a bit thinner than I originally thought.

It's making nice stitches, though. I won't be using this yarn for the sweater because I don't have enough wool. I've ordered some new wool from the same company in a subdued purplish colorway. It should arrive any day now and I'll be able to settle into spinning.

The yarn will be spun from this colorway: