Here we go again - the spinning world gears up to ride along with the cyclists as they push themselves to the limit in the Tour de France.
The Tour de FLEECE (Ravelry link) lasts for the same duration as the cycling race - Saturday June 30th through Sunday July 22nd. We spinners challenge ourselves, and race against no one but the calendar and our creativity. We make outrageous plans and try to complete as much as we can before the clock runs out.
My plans are skewed a bit this year by the fact that the Tour coincides with two weaving workshops - Rep Weave this weekend and a Saori workshop next weekend. Still, I'll have mornings and evenings free (and the weekdays in between) and I plan to make the most of them.
I have a big pile of fiber that I'm spinning on commission, and that will continue (I do my commission spinning in the mornings). I'll show you that giant pile of yarns soon, when it's finished. That doesn't count (in my mind, which is the only place that matters) toward my TdF spinning.
Here's the fiber I plan to spin up during the Tour. I dug deep into the
Southern Cross Fibre,
Hello Yarn, and
Enchanted Knoll Farm bins - the teams I'm spinning for this year. I belong to all three clubs, and have squirreled away their fiber lovingly for years. I pulled out some golden oldies - well-marinated and loved colourways whose time has come to shine.
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| Southern Cross Fibre “Equinox”, australian merino, Club, October 2009 |
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| Southern Cross Fibre “Funhouse”, falkland, Club, December 2009 |
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Southern Cross Fibre COMBO:
“Irises”, shetland, Club, June 2009
“Deep Thought”, oatmeal bfl, Club, November 2009 |
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| HelloYarn “Patchwork”, merino, Club, August 2009 |
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| HelloYarn “Red Velvet”, shetland, Club, March 2008 |
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HelloYarn COMBO:
“Throwing Stones”, rambouillet, update fibre, August 2010
“Pallid”, rambouillet, Club, November 2009 |
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| Enchanted Knoll Farm “Treasure Chest”, Hooves Batt Club September 2008 |
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| Enchanted Knoll Farm “Harvest”, Hooves Batt Club October 2008 |
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| Enchanted Knoll Farm “Pass The Pie”, Hooves Batt Club November 2009 | | |
Look for some of the resulting SCF and HY skeins to show up in my Etsy shop in August. Not sure of the yarn construction plans of these, though I know the Enchanted Knoll batts will all become sock yarn for me (which I'll then madly knit into socks during the Ravellenics following the TdF.) Wish me luck!
I have to say, those colors are mouthwatering!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of pretty fibers! That's basically my plan as well - I have a batch of club fibers that have been in stash far too long! I'm anxious to see your commissioned spins too. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I can start now as well! Soo happy to spin!
ReplyDeleteBTW, I've got the discount on the course from craftsy as well. I registered the day you told us about it, and got a mail with the discount three days later. Thank you again.
Have heaps of fun at your weekends and in between them!
alke