Look What Happens When You Ask Your Daughter to Get Some Fiber for You...

SHOCKER!  IT'S PINK!!

*laugh*

My fiber stash is in my bedroom which is upstairs.  I was being lazy and couldn't decide on what to put on the wheel next.  So I decided to ask my daughter to grab something from my fiber stash to start spinning.  There was a box of fiber with lots of stuff I got at MD S&W.  And the various fiber I was considering for the TdF was on top of the fiber bins.  All colorways I loved...

Yah.

She pulled this from one of my fiber bins.  Which means she went digging!  *laugh*

I love The First Draft fibers. And one of the ones on the top was the SSK 2016 fiber colorway.  But pink....?!  Really?!!

But the fiber is beautiful.  No....not my colors.  But so Elder Munchkin!

So very pink...

A reminder for me to set parameters!  *laugh* Or to not be so indecisive & lazy.  *grin*

It is spinning very fine.  I am hoping to get some decent yardage from it.  But I haven't been lucky this TdF with any major yardage!  So only time will tell...

I don't think as thin as this is that I will complete it by the end of the TdF on Sunday  But we shall see!

 

I think I may have messed up some of the numbering on the photos...

TdF Days 12-15

I confess, I didn't spin a thing on Day 12...  Due to bus issues, it took me over three hours to get home.  And I was sore after being cramped for that long on the bus.  So I did nada.

Days 13-15, I finished plying the Into The Whirled Polwarth Falkland Wool Carded Batt in Cattywumpus colorway.  I really like the way it looks.  Since I was spinning it woolen to keep the air in it, I suspect it will plump even more after its bath.  I need to skein & soak it!

I have to admit, I am kinda disappointed in the yardage after the bath for the ITW Polwarth/Silk Blended Top in 221b colorway.  I really hoped to get at least 600 yards or possibly more out of 8 oz..  No such luck.  I only got about 435 yards!  Out of EIGHT OUNCES!  *sigh*

I really thought I would get more.  Not sure why.  I know it puffed up some.  But I checked while spinning the singles. Most of the time, it was about 28 WPI.  Really figured I would get a fingering weight with a 2 ply.  Alas, not the case.

Dreaming...

My boss offered us a chance to go in on some Mega Million lottery tickets.  Last I checked it was up to $422 MILLION!  And there are ten of us that went in with her.

One of my coworkers started talking about all the things she would like to do.  Including going to Disney...  I said yep!  I would love to do that with the kids again.

And then I remembered this...

http://www.magicalfiberfantasyretreat.com/

Yah.  A freaking fiber festival at DISNEY!!  I wanna go...  Some year.... 

I realized that if I actually won big, I would want to hit a lot of the fiber retreats. This one & SSK are top on my list.  And a crafting cruise or two...

http://www.craftcruises.com/craftcruises_brand.php?brand=knitting%20cruises

It is fun to dream!

Tour de Fleece 2018 Day 11 - Into The Whirled Polwarth Falkland Wool Carded Batt in Cattywumpus Colorway Plying Started

I know yesterday was a Challenge Day, but alas, it was a challenge enough to get any spinning done.  So I am happy with that.

I got home late yesterday due to rain.  So much fun...  But I did get some done.  I decided to start plying.  Looking good.

Tour de Fleece 2018 Day 10 - Into The Whirled Polwarth Falkland Wool Carded Batt in Cattywumpus Colorway 2nd Single Started & Completed!

Yesterday was a whole lot more productive than I thought it would be!  I completed the second singles of the Into the Whirled Polwarth Falkland wool carded batt in Cattywumpus colorway.  It went surprisingly quickly.  Think it looks good.  Hoping it plies well with the first singles.  *fingers crossed*

I decide to watch a Babylon 5 episode with lunch.  I went with "Grey 17 Is Missing."  I have been going through the Marcus episodes in chronological order.  Next was actually the two parter War Without End. I didn't have time for two episodes. And I feel like I was getting stalled on those episodes.  I recall they were the Shadow Wars and not my favs.  So I decided to move ahead.

It was a good episode.  It was fun to see Robert Englund not playing Freddie.  *smile*  And Garibaldi had some wonderful bits in the episode.  After Marcus & Ivanovna, he is next in my top B5 characters.

Marcus has to fight to delay a Minbari from the warrior cast who disagrees with Delenn becoming the head of the Rangers since she is the religious cast.  And as always, Marcus wins out though takes a severe beating to make that happen.  A very good episode.

I spun some more in the evening while my hubby & I watched Wynonna Earp.  I am so thrilled that I got the second singles spun in a day.  Hooray for that.

Since it is only 4 oz., I will stick with the smaller bobbins.  After attempting to ply on the bulky flyer, I am thinking more and more that I don't care for it much. 

All in all, I am thrilled.

Today is a challenge day.  But the real challenge will be spinning at all.  I commute 2 hours each way to the city.  And working 8 hours.  So it is a lot of time away from home.  So honestly, my goal is to spin 15 minutes.  That will be a challenge.  Especially because that means starting on some plying or starting on new fiber.  And I have no idea what is going on the wheel next!

I may do a separate post with the pics of the ItW Polwarth/Silk that I plied.   I skeined it yesterday & gave it a bath.  But I may wait until I have finished pics & all the details (like total yardage, WPI, etc.)

Tour de Fleece Days 7 to 9 - Into The Whirled Polwarth Falkland Wool Carded Batt in Cattywumpus Colorway Creating First Single

On happy news, my brandy new Akerworks bobbin arrived on Saturday.  Isn't she lovely?!

 

I had company on Saturday & Sunday.  So I didn't get anywhere near the amount of spinning done as last weekend.  But I enjoyed having company. 

I split the Into The Whirled Polwarth Falkland Wool Carded Batt in half to make a 2 ply.  I am mostly spinning it woolen as it is a batt.  Trying to keep the loft in it.  Though I don't know how successful I am.  I guess I will see when it plied & gets it bath.

Tour de Fleece Day 6 - Into The Whirled Polwarth Silk Blended Top in 221b Colorway - Plying DONE!!!

I finished plying the Into The Whirled Polwarth/Silk Blended Top in 221b Colorway.  Super thrilled it is done.  I always feel like plying takes longer. I know it doesn't, but it feels that way.

There was a lot of trying to match up the plies.  It didn't go as smoothly as I hoped.  But I think the finished project is good.  I will let it rest before I skein & soak it.

It is thicker than I thought it would be.  But since I was hoping to make a shawl, the yardage is adjustable.

Tour de Fleece Day 5 - Into The Whirled Polwarth Silk Blended Top in 221b Colorway - Yet More Plying

Honestly, not much to report!  More plying. 

I have been struggling with getting the colors to line up.  I keep breaking a singles and pulling more from a bobbin to match it up.  Though some are a bit marled in the singles. 

I only took pics in the middle.  Forgot to take them at the end.

Feeling like this won't end!  I really thought I was at the end, but there is more still on the bobbins!  Ah well.