Macy's fleece

Yesteday washed some of Macy's fleece and today spun and plyed it. It's very easy to card and easy to spin - thicker than the usual romney, but more slippery, and a great length, just about 8" long. The only problem is since it's dark it's tricky to spin, I need to put a white cloth on my lap so I can see the fibers. I was afraid it would be scratchy, but it seems okay. I spun thin, it's ~22gm for ~50yd. The color is very heathered dark gray with brownish touches; nice but a bit masculine. It is a little nubby, with a busy color yarn and some texture the knit will need to be plain... if this works out, I'm optimistic about the sweater. I also figured out the top of the fair isle hat - I can do the decreases in pattern. Weather was nice but all I did outside was a couple of loads of dirt out of the new tomato bed. Tired. It's January, after all.