tour de fleece begins aka I’m obsessed!

Filed under: TdF09, handspun yarn, spinning, toe-up socks — saffronknits at 9:27 pm on Thursday, July 9, 2009

First off all… what was in the box? My very own Majacraft Rose!! :-) Whoo Hoo!!!! :) I haven’t had a chance to take some really good photos of it but here’s a peek:

I feel I made very good investment with this purchase.

See that little bit of pink in the lower left corner? It’s what I worked on first for Tour de Fleece. It was a work-in-progress that I had on my spindle for a while. I had totally over pre-drafted it but I wanted to finished it.

It was hand dyed by Spincerely, one of my favorite indie dyers, in the colorway ‘Goldflame Honeysuckle.’

I’m am very happy with the final results. I call it ‘Flower Petals’.

Started: 07-04-09 (as WIP)
Completed: 07-07-09

Weight: 3 ounces
Length: 208.3 yards

I LOVE it! I think it’s enough to follow through with my original thought to use it for a Morning Surf scarf. (If I can’t stop staring at the yarn, that is. ;) )

Now I’m working on this:

It’s from the Spunky Eclectic Fiber club in the Colorway ‘Lame Duck Mallard’ – Superwash BFL. Not one of my favorite colorways so it’s perfect to practice chain-plying. I’m going to spin 2 ounces and then ply those singles and trying to figure out why I have such trouble. I’m enjoying spinning the singles – I’ve never spun BFL before and I’m like it.

In other news, my socks…

…I only have to do the cuffs and they will be done! :) Yay!

Fiber is so much fun, isn’t it? :D

10 Comments

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Comment by Andrea (startrouble)

July 10, 2009 @ 1:20 am

If you need someone to take the yarn created from the “Lame Duck Mallard” off your hands, I could make the sacrifice. ;o)

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Comment by keri

July 10, 2009 @ 9:13 am

Very pretty! I like how “sproingy” the handspun looks! And such gorgeous colors too!

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Comment by Kristen

July 10, 2009 @ 9:25 am

One of my friends has the Majacraft Rose and she let me spin on it a few months back. Very nice!! I am also loving your yarn. :)

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Comment by Jude

July 10, 2009 @ 9:34 am

Love the colors. I’m more of a dark girl, but I love looking at the pretty bright colors. I think I may need to branch out. After I spin up all my darks….or maybe not…;)

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Comment by Holly

July 10, 2009 @ 10:08 am

Wow-you are doing great! I love those colors! Congrats on the new wheel :~)

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Comment by Kim

July 10, 2009 @ 11:57 am

Oh my gosh, Flower Petals is beautiful. Great job!

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Comment by Heather

July 11, 2009 @ 8:17 pm

Oh, now I really AM jealous! I think the Rose and the Suzie are just lovely . . . :O)

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Comment by Kim

July 19, 2009 @ 1:50 pm

I have a squeek in my wheel too. It is only made worse when the kids walk through the room and imitate the sound making me super annoyed.

Hope your spinning is coming along – I still love this yarn and keep drooling over it : )

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Comment by opal

July 29, 2009 @ 4:57 am

congratulations on your new wheel! i have a suzie and i love her dearly. i wish you and the rose all the best. :)

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