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Tour de Fleece 2019
It had been three years since I participated in the annual spin-along, Tour de Fleece. For this year's Tour my goal was to just get back
Aug 16, 20192 min read


From Dusk to Dawn
My first attempt at spinning and knitting a gradient project. It turned out more color block-y than gradient but an interesting experiment n
Sep 15, 20171 min read


Big Skein, Big Plans
Phew, the big combo spin I started in the last week of Tour de Fleece is D.O.N.E. Both braids were part of a 2013 spice-themed fiber...
Aug 24, 20161 min read


Spinning for Socks
When I started spinning in 2008, my goal was to someday spin and knit my own sock yarn. It’s taken me eight years to finally achieve that...
Aug 7, 20161 min read


Tour de Fleece 2016 Wrap-Up
This year’s Tour is over! By the third week, I was definitely less enthusiastic about spinning (also, Pokemon Go was released…) But...
Jul 25, 20161 min read


Tour de Fleece 2016, Week 2: Nebula
Right after last year’s Tour de Fleece, I ran into a spinning idea that blew my mind: Navajo 4-ply. Unlike in regular navajo-ply, you...
Jul 17, 20161 min read


Tour de Fleece 2016, Week 1
This year’s Tour de Fleece started last Saturday, July 2. My first project was to spin this gradient Corriedale that I’d dyed myself....
Jul 8, 20161 min read


K-K-K-KOMBO SPIN
I got kind of addicted with welfordpurls’ spinning podcast on YouTube. She talked about combo spinning in one of the early episodes, and...
Jun 17, 20162 min read
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