Day 14: I finished hand-sewing the quilt binding (yay!), but it didn't leave me much time for spinning. I did manage to finish the singles for Forest Afternoon and then crashed on the couch.
One thing that brightened my day was the arrival of my Pro-Verbial Fiber club installment. I'm not much of a pink person, but the combination of fibers and pattern are really intriguing.
Day 15: Originally, I had planned on plying Forest Afternoon, but a Hanks in the Hood batt (Bainbridge Island) was calling my name. I decided to spin it bulky and ply both yarns on Sunday, About an hour into spinning Bainbridge Island, I decided it was a good thing that I was spinning bulky--it would have taken me forever to spin it thin as I was fighting the fibers all the way. I spun the fiber on to two bobbins so I do a 2-ply.
Day 16: After my grocery run a and couple of chores, I put the plying head on the wheel and started chain-plying Forest Afternoon. I love how it turned out:
and the close-up:
Specs:
Started 7/10/11
Finished 7/17/11
Merino-Bamboo-Silk (4 oz) from Miss Babss
238.2 yds, chain-ply, 14 WPI
Then I plied Bainbridge Island. Again, I was happy that I chose a 2-ply for this fiber. It's a little energized, but not too much:
and the close-up:
Specs:
Started 7/16/11
Finished 7/17/11
Bainbridge Island, 75% merino, 25% bamboo with sparkle by Hanks in the Hood from KnitPicks
135.8 yds 2-ply, 10 WPI
Tour de Fleece accomplishments so far:
- 20.1 ounces spun
- 4 chain-ply, 1 2-ply
- 1054.3 yds total
- WPI are 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 (how I did that I have no idea!)
- We have visited a lagoon, a meadow, a redwood, a forest, and an island. It's been a good trip so far!
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