Handspun leaves

My fourth skein of handspun is done. It seemed to take forever, but the 100% merino roving was very nice to work with. I wound up with 140 yards of two-ply, which means I spun 280 yards of singles + 140 yards of plying = 420 yards worth of spinning. No wonder it took so long! I can't believe I got this much yarn out of 4oz of roving!

The colors seemed soft and muted at first, but every single one of them can be found in this bush.


And here's my typical shot for comparison. Sorry, there's no sunshine today. :-(