So I have decided to participate again this year in the Tour
de Fleece. I really love it. And it motivates me to spin.
The dates are Saturday July 2 to Sunday July 24th, 2016. So you may see more posts here. Who knows.
*laugh*
I won't get to participate in the tail end of it as I will
be away at SSK. Given I am flying, I
decided it was best to leave the wheel home.
So I am borrowing one for classes.
But I am will not have one with me.
However, I am taking a week of vacation during the time of the TdF. So that allows for a whole lot of spinning
time! So that should be great.
Here's what I hope to spin.
Time will tell if I get all that done...
I am participating in the same groups as last year with two
exceptions.
I am sorry not to see Team Browncoats this year. *pout*
But things happen. *smile* It was a small & chatty group which was
nice. I really enjoyed having an excuse
to watch Firefly again too. *smile*
Also Team Babe is not running this year either. It is a great team of people. I will miss them. But I also felt kinda guilty last year as I
didn't use sweet Door at all. With my
new-to-me Ladybug, the Lady Rue, joining me a little over a year ago, it was
all about spinning on her. And I
confess, other than possibly plying with Door, I suspect this year will be the
same.
I keep wondering if I can find a smaller group to
participate in as I really like them.
And the groups I am in currently are all pretty large... Odd thing is I just looked! There is no Doctor Who or other tv
stuff. There is a Team Jane which is for
Jane Austen fan. Not a big enough fan to
participate in that one. Huh... Kinda sad...
Teams I Joined:
Schacht
Spin Your Stash
Loop
Into the Whirled
Loop & Into the Whirled are fiber specific groups.
I am aiming high with Loop this year & going for a Double
Bump again. I don't know if I will
succeed. But I have two beautiful Bumps that I think will look awesome
together. I got one as a prize last year
from Loop. And I kinda knew that it
needed to pair with one I already had! It
is Beautiful Nightmare & The Devil Made Me Do It.
Kinda washed them out a big with the light. Think the group pic is actually a bit better.
For Into the Whirled, I have a lot of their lovely
fiber. It was hard to get it down to
just one choice. So I have two. I think I am going to start with the 4 oz of the
Vampires of Venice colorway in 50/50 Tibetan Yak & Merino. I bought this at MD S&W this year. It is gorgeous.
The funny part is I bought this and didn't take it out of
the package. When I did... WOW!
I think it needs to be Navajo plied to keep the luscious
colors intact.
My plan is to spin this first.
Then the Loop Double Bumps.
And if I have time, I want to spin the two 4 oz packages of
221B. It is beautiful stuff. Greys & purple. Mmm...
I already knit socks from the colorway in their Kettle Dyed Sock Yarn
& love the colors. The fiber is 85/15
Polwarth/Silk Blended Top. So the silk
takes the color differently. It is
lighter. But oh so lovely as well.
But I figure if I don't think I can get that done in time, I
may just go stash diving! I have a
massive fiber stash. *smile*
Hope this year rocks!
No comments:
Post a Comment