Top: Finished the left sleeve of Dad’s cardigan
Color skeins: Mad Colors wild side chain plied. Well one was chained and then plied because I couldn’t chain fast enough. The singles were spun on Habetrot’s support spindle, plying on Bosworth mini.
Middle: Windswept Pippit moorit Shetland drying
White fibre and yarn: Marta Jacob fleece in batts and span as two ply (smaller skein) and three ply on Saacht Hi-lo Spindle
When to the Tour de France takes place, spinners of the fiber kind join in with a Tour de Fleece. The idea is to set hand spinning goals to achieve while watching the cyclists get hot and sweaty. I have joined too many goals but it should be fun trying:
Goal 1:
Jacob Fleece - Washed
Process as much of the Jacob as possible. It is all washed but I have about a pound of a half that needs flicking and carding.
Goal 2:
Maryland 398
Windswept Pippit
Wash two Shetland Fleeces and comb and spin a sample of each.
Goal 3:
Spin on my Trindle every day and while at it, spin enough Fabulous Fibers Summit for making two swatches; regular 3 ply and Navajo 3 ply.
BFL Summit from Fabulous Fibers
Goal 4:
Knit on Dad’s cardigan as much as possible. It would be nice to be finished when I visit in August.
Swatch for Dad's Cardigan
So I joined four teams on Ravelry as part of the TDF as my new Avatar shows:
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