Day 7:
After work and dinner, I started spinning a one-ounce batt from Greenwood Fiberworks. I'm calling it Monet as it reminds me of the colors in his waterlilies painting. I only spun for an hour as I was pretty tired.
Day 8:
I finished spinning the singles for Monet. It's pretty thin, so I plan on chain-plying it.
I also spun the singles for a two-ounce batt (Cream V) from Faerie Mountain Fibers. I spun this one pretty thick as it was not as smooth as some of the other batts I've spun.
I also worked on the baby quilt for which I still haven't found a suitable name.
Day 9:
I probably should mention that I am uploading pictures of each day's accomplishments to the main prize thread in the Ravelry Tour de Fleece group (as well as the threads for my 3 teams: Spinnity, Spinning Purls, and Greenwood Fiberworks). I have uploaded pix to the prize thread for each of the last 6 Tours and never won anything until now.
I won a prize for Day 8! I chose a gift certificate from Caliope's Fibre, which I converted into two gorgeous batts! I can't wait for those to arrive!
I chain-plied Monet and love how it turned out:
and the close-up:
Specs:
Started 7/5/13;
Finished 7/7/13;
Multicolor batt (1 oz) from Greenwood Fiberworks;
Chain ply
68.9 yds 13 WPI
I plied the Cream V batt with some white Madeira Glamour thread that I found in my thread box. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough to do the entire bobbin, so I use some Madeira silver thread for the rest.
and the close-up
Specs:
Started 7/6/13;
Finished 7/7/13;
Cream V batt (2 oz) from Faerie Mountain Fibers;
Plied with Madeira Glamour in white and Madeira silver thread;
96.7 yds 13 WPI
On the quilt front, I finished assembling the blocks and accent blocks. I'm in the process of sewing the components together to make rows.
While I watched the East coast feed of True Blood, I worked on the woven shawl.
I feel pretty good about the progress I made on all fronts. And, bonus! The Daughter came over for Sunday dinner.
All is right with my world!
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