Tour de Fleece Day 1 – Finishing Up What’s on My Wheel first.

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The picture on the right was my 2nd project for last year’s Tour de Fleece, lol, yes I just finished it today, the picture on the left. It was a fractal spin and fractal spins are fun and pretty. I still have to wind it off on my niddy noddy, skein it and wash it, then when it’s dry I’ll take a picture of the skein :). Plying is always my nemesis it takes several hrs to ply the 2 singles together and sitting for that long is not my thing, but I have a really comfortable chair this year that a friend gave me, very cushy :). Tomorrow after winding this one off I will start spinning my new fiber. 🙂

Tour de Fleece 2023

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It’s Tour de Fleece time again! It is from July 1st through July 23, we spin each day the bikers are riding on the Tour de France. We just choose how much time we’ve decided we are going to spin each day they ride, 15 min or an hr, it’s up to us, with days off when they take their rest days off.

Above are the fibers I’ve chosen. I doubt I will get through them all as I have a tiny bit to finish already on my wheel and then to ply that, so that should be my first day. The first one is a Cormo and Rambouillet cross (brown) from SheepSymphony on Etsy, I bought a 2.34 lb processed fleece – very good and soft stuff, and the price was amazing!!!! The one next to it is fiber I bought from Camaj Fiber Arts, it is a beautiful tweed called Very Berry Color Pop, it is South American Wool & Viscose bits Blend combed top. The one behind it is also from Camaj Fiber Arts another tweed called Pop Rock (with blue, red, orange, green and purple (so pretty!) also South American Wool and Viscose bits blend top. Those colorful bits will sure pop on there, those tweed fibers are going to make beautiful yarn!!

Flax Baby Sweater Done :)

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I’ve been working on this Flax baby sweater for a while, have been a bit unmotivated for a bit with my knitting and spinning, but working on that. The baby is born and my friend sent me a picture, he’s cute as a button. He will enjoy this this fall and winter. 🙂

I’ve started another baby sweater for a baby that has already arrived as well, but it’s too hot for a sweater so I try not to feel too bad that it’s not very far along at the moment, but she will enjoy it this fall and winter as well. I’ll post more about the pattern and yarn and my start on another day.

On the 1st of July starts the Tour de Fleece :). I will try to spin a little bit everyday that the bikers from the Tour de France ride. But I’m not gonna beat myself up if I miss a day or two, but gonna work on it. I’ll post on Saturday with some pictures of fiber I am going to spin :).

Hope everyone is doing well!

Memorial Day 2023

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I give special reverence to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, for what they loved, a free and safe country for their families and all of us. May we honor them in all we do and may we always remember that freedom has a price and keep this country free and safe in their honor. Prayers said for their families.

American the Beautiful

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Hummingbird Feeder – Birds? And Knitting Update.

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Well not hummingbirds, but other birds seem to find it inviting even if they can’t eat from it, sigh. I think they are probably just waiting for my neighbor to take down her flowers and put up the bird feeder lol, so in the meantime they are just hanging out.

Update on my Flax baby sweater by Tin Can Knits. Just one more sleeve to go! At least the baby sweater sleeves don’t take as long as the adult sleeves! This will look better when it’s blocked. Hope my friend is surprised with this gift for her new grandson when I get this sent off to her :).