What I did on my day off....

Obviously, the photos pretty much say it all!

Racing to the Finish Line

Today's the last day of the Tour de Fleece and I'm still spinning away!

Here's my bounty so far -

At this point, I have about 1250 yards of 3-ply worsted to heavy worsted weight yarn. (Pug is included in the picture for scale!). I have 3 more bobbins partially spun - they are all about 3/4's full and my plan is to ply them off tonight.

I just might cross the finish line after all!

I've enjoyed the Tour de Fleece and the Tour de France. I can't wait until next year although I do have to say that I will miss Lance.

Hot Fun In The Summer....

The last week or so has been Hot and Humid - and I don't like hot and humid combined. So - lots of indoor activities have commenced!

I'm still spinning the most boring fiber ever for the Tour de Fleece. Honestly, it's a lovely fiber (I love spinning BFL), but the undyed fiber will no doubt do me in by the end of the Tour. I've spun up one entire 8 ounce bump and I've started the second one. I have almost 2 full bobbins. The photo below shows one of the bobbins along with my "test ply" that I've been doing. This yarn will end up being a true 3-ply yarn, so as I'm spinning my singles I'll let the single ply up on itself to keep the consistency in check. I think as a true 3 ply yarn (from 3 bobbins), the yarn will be more consistent instead of how it's looking here, but all in all, it's looking pretty good.


About 2 weeks ago, we got a notice from our bank that listed our rewards points. I mentioned to Wilson that we should cash them in for something and he started checking out what we could get with the points.

I had been complaining about the old TV that we had in the spinning/weaving studio. It's one of those older TV's that's about 3 feet deep. We had it sitting on a TV stand and it just wasn't an efficient use of space. Wilson's idea for the rewards points was a 32" flat screen TV! So, since that was going to open up that corner of the room, we did some measuring and ran to Ikea to get yet another shelving unit for even more storage!

I LOVE my studio! It's cozy, and the dogs love hanging out in there. There's great light because all of our upstairs rooms have oversized windows. One of the best things is the view that I have when I'm sitting at the loom or the wheel.

It's just so peaceful when it is a fairly cool day and I have the windows open. The sound of the pond and the birds is lovely.

And here's a close up view of our bridge across our little stream.


With all the indoor time, I have been finishing things. I just finished knitting a shop sample cardigan - I'll try to remember to post a photo next time around.

I also remembered that I never did post a finished photo of my Crazyfoot scarf that I wove on the Baby Wolf. My trusty model did a fine job of showing off the scarf -


And just so Josie doesn't feel left out - here's a picture of her waiting at the fence at the very back of our yard. She's waiting for our backyard neighbor, Scott, to notice her. He usually comes over and pets her when he sees that she's standing there. Sorry Josie - Scott was a no-show this morning!

Tour de Fleece 2010

I'm once again participating in the Tour de Fleece. For those that don't know what the heck I'm talking about, it's a challenge for spinners. You basically set a goal and spin every day that the Tour de France is running.

My goal is to spin another sweaters' worth of yarn.

Here's my progress after Day 2 - almost a full bobbin.

The fiber that I'm spinning is a natural colored BFL. I think the sameness of it will definitely be the challening part. Imagine spinning undyed fiber day after day after day after day......

That's not to say that it isn't lovely fiber - it really is, and it is nice to spin too, but.....