Thursday, July 24, 2014

Still pedaling away on the Tour de Fleece

It's amazing how much progress you make when you just keep spinning!

I didn't have any specific goals for this year's TdF; I was just looking forward to the impetus to spin. I can only squeeze in a little discretionary activity each day, so if I'm knitting or riding, I'm not spinning. Well, riding is sidelined along with my horse right now, and the TdF gives me a reason to swap knitting needles for spinning tools for a few weeks. Add to that Brian's absence this week and the chance to go places with my DH, and I get bonus spinning time!

I've been reaching into my fiber stash without a lot of forethought, which has resulted in quite a variety of yarns. I don't think I've shared skein #4 with you yet – approximately 280 yards of two-ply from the hollyberry top.

Yesterday I Navajo-plyed the singles I started during the veterinary call on Monday. Look, Ma; camouflage yarn!

I'm really happy with this yarn, even though it is not "my" colors. Too bad there is only around 100 yards; so glad I have Ravelry to help me find the perfect project for it!

Last night I also finished plying the yarn on my Jenkins spindle:

Part of that was plyed in Rick's vet truck as we drove to and from Salem to see a man about a zebra . . . stay tuned for "Date Night: Veterinary Style"! ;-)

That's it for now from . . .

5 comments:

Nancy Kay said...

A Zebra? Isn't that a good looking animal? !!!

And I love the color of the hollyberry yarn you spun. Beautiful !!! The camo is an attractive combo of colors, too; it would be interesting to see how it looks when it's knit up.

Tombstone Livestock said...

Looks like you are making good progress for the TdF

Shine said...

Gorgeous spinning!!!
Blessings~~Shine

Mary Ann said...

Can't wait to hear the zebra story.. I bet it's a doozie! All three colors of your yarns look beautiful to me!

sewbeezy said...

Very pretty yarn! Love the zebra.