Aug 16, 20192 minTour de Fleece 2019It 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
Sep 15, 20171 minFrom Dusk to DawnMy first attempt at spinning and knitting a gradient project. It turned out more color block-y than gradient but an interesting experiment n
Aug 24, 20161 minBig Skein, Big PlansPhew, 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 21, 20161 minOlympian ShawlThe 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio end today and so do the 2016 Ravellenic Games. My Olympian effort was to combine two of the biggest...
Jul 25, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016 Wrap-UpThis year’s Tour is over! By the third week, I was definitely less enthusiastic about spinning (also, Pokemon Go was released…) But...
Jul 20, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016: No Rest for the WickedThis year’s Tour, like any other, has the customary two rest days in the schedule. If I can’t spin, I can still play with fiber in some...
Jul 17, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016, Week 2: NebulaRight 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 8, 20161 minTour de Fleece 2016, Week 1This year’s Tour de Fleece started last Saturday, July 2. My first project was to spin this gradient Corriedale that I’d dyed myself....
Aug 7, 20151 minTwo ToursHere’s the yarn that took a year and two Tours to complete. Or two years, if you count the time from when I dyed it. I started spinning...