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Tour De Fleece Recap!

I did complete both of my goals, which were 1) to spin up the 8 oz of Yarn Pirate BFL in Zinnia.
It went from this:



To these: 2 skeins of 2 ply, a total of 160 yards, and 2) one skein of navajo plied which ended up being 25 yards.




I also 3) completed prepping the Shetland fleece that I bought a year ago from Schoonover Farms. It is on the bobbin and I've started spinning it, but I am sure this is a project that will take a bit of time. I ended up with about 1000g of rolags that I handcarded.



Was it fun? YES! Would I do it again! You can be sure my stash could use the help next year. Thanks to all the boards on ravelry that inspired me to keep it up!

Tour De Fleece Day 16

Shetland Spinning, fleeces from Monette and Suzette, from Schoonover Farm
Carded and fluffed. From Raw to processed

Dinner tonight

Just had to share. Went to Flowers in Seattle, Wa ( University District) and got a lemon drop and the tiger shrimp appetizer (tiger shrimp, mashed sweet potatoes, and bread, in a semi curry sauce)

Glorious. And Delicious

Look what I made!!!!

Fiber: Yarn Pirate 100% BFL in Zinnia
WPI:between 16 and 12 for the lot
Plying:2 ply
Drafting/Spinning Method:predrafted a little, semi-woolen (I switched between long draw and a modified inchworm)
Yardage: The top skein gave me 84.75 yards, and the bottom was 76.3 yards approximately (and I say approximately only because there are bits that are thicker and thinner, so can throw off the math)
Thoughts:I love the fiber, but the colors weren't really my thing. I am not usually a fan of pink, but this turned out really well with the slight barber pole effect. Would I spin it again? In a heartbeat. The fiber was glorious, and even the colors turned out much better.

This was much better than the terrible navajo plying I did with the first single. I am glad I decided that navajo plying wasn't the only option.
And check this out! Out of 4 bobbins of singles, this is all I had left!


Next up: The Shetland Fleece aka Sheep to...Something

Good News! or...TDF Day 8

I am done spinning the singles from the clown roving! (Yarn Pirate's 100% BFL in Zinnia) I think the average wpi is in the range of lace to dk weight. Hopefully after plying I will have something usable.

The colors really are that bright in real life. Really. Bright. So tonight (around midnight, once the last single has rested its full 24 hours) I will be plying. Now, originally, I was thinking I would just do a 3 ply, but I may attempt to navajo ply one of the singles, and then do a 2 ply, to see which turns out better. I will say this: I did get better at spinning evenly. There is a definite reason BFL is so popular as a spinning fiber. It's got enough crimp to hold together, and it's still smooth enough to be pleasant. I wonder how much it'll grow after washing. I imagine it'll bloom at least a little bit.

Tomorrow is the Tour De Fleece day of rest. Honestly, since it's my day off, I think I will still spin, and save my day of rest for later, when I have my midterm...

Eloquence and Craft

1) This woman gives the most eloquent and breathtaking explanation of handwork, particularly spinning and knitting.

2) I want a room with bunches of spinning wheels! (I think I counted 4...)

So cool!
Originally seen on Yarnhog's blog