Showing posts with label Tour de Fleece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour de Fleece. Show all posts

Saturday, June 29, 2013

SPINNING FOR THE TOUR DE FLEECE!

This is the first time I have ever participated in the Tour de Fleece.  You spin every day during the Tour de France and put pictures of your spinning as often as you can.  I have no problem spinning everyday. 

Starting Day 1  this is Colonia Wool in Color Burgundy from Ashland Bay.
I have two pounds of this and hope to make it into something
Day 2  Still working on the Burgundy.

Day 3 Started on some of Kelly's "Rocket Man"  He is BFL spun from the locks.

Day 4 Had to ply some yarn to free up my bobbins because I keep wanting to spin something else.  Either get tired of the color, or just want to change

 

 More Rocket Man and then the plied yarn.

Day 5 & 6 I worked on some of the roving Tammy dyed.  Very nice and a change of pace.


Day 7  Had to work at the races today so I spun on my Turkish drop spindle between phone calls and then at lunch.  A great change of pace.  This will be "mutt yarn"  all different fibers spun one after the other then plied together into yarn.  Always turns out great!


 Day 8 Been spinning on the roving that Tammy dyed.  Can't wait to see what the yarn finally looks like.  Her's was beautiful!

 
 
Day 9 did more spinning on the Tammy fiber, then plied it, washed it and vole.....A beautiful skien of yarn.
 


Day 10 is a rest day, then back to work!!!
 
 I've been spinning more on the locks I got from Kelly
 
Then it was on to the red Moreno I got from Loraine Powell.  I bought this about a year ago and spun one color of red, then lost the other pound.  Found it last week so I have been spinning that for the last 5 days.
Started with my knee getting iced, but I can still spin while icing knee.  Not my best day.
 

Finished a whole pound of Red Moreno tonight.  Day 5 for this.  I can't believe I fit a whole pound on one bobbin.  This is way cool.  I have the other red spun up and can ply it together tomorrow.  I have a really cute jacket I want to knit with this. 
To be continued.  Only four days left I think.