July 2013 recap...

...and Happy August. I thought I'd better get the recap posted while I had a minute. July was Tour de Fleece month, which meant lots of spinning! It was also the month for learning new spinning techniques: core-spinning, auto-wrapping, and spinning Cotswold locks.

Finished:

• 7/1 Blue Fortune handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Mostly Blue Wheel of Fortune batt (1 oz) from Purlescence Yarns;
  Chain-plied with beads;
  37.2 yds, 10 WPI
• 7/4 Red Fortune handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Red-Gold Wheel of Fortune batt (1 oz) from Purlescence Yarns;
  Plied with gold Sulky thread
  102.3 yds 13 WPI
• 7/4 Earth handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Red and Brown Wheel of Fortune batt (1 oz) from Purlescence Yarns;
  Chain-ply 46.5 yds 11 WPI
• 7/4 Purple Fortune (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Purple Wheel of Fortune batt (1 oz) from Purlescence Yarns;
  Plied with beads and sequins strung on variegated quilting thread;
  100.5 yds 13 WPI
•  7/7 Cream V handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Cream V batt (2 oz) from Faerie Mountain Fibers;
  Plied with Madeira Glamour in white and Madeira silver thread;
  96.7 yds 13 WPI 
•  7/7 Monet handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Multicolor batt (1 oz) from Greenwood Fiberworks;
  Chain ply
  68.9 yds 13 WPI
• 7/12 Witches Tresses handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Witches Tresses batts (4.3 oz) from Shooting Yarn
  singles plied with green thread;
  214.1 yds 10 WPI 
• 7/14 Crazy Purple handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Purple Crazy batt (2 oz) from Tanglebella Fibers singles plied with purple rayon thread;
  119.1 yds 10 WPI 
• 7/14 Get Back Red-Black handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Red-Black Crazy batt (2 oz) from Faerie Mountain Fibers
  singles plied with YLI red metallic cord;
  74.4 yds 9 WPI 
•  7/17 Black Peacock handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Black Peacock Tweed Wild Card Bling batt (3.6 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  core-spun single auto-wrapped with silver metallic thread
  37.2 yds bulky
• 7/16 Glimmer 1 handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Glimmer Wild Card Bling batt (2 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  core-spun single plied with variegated blue rayon thread, 20.5 yds bulky; 
• 7/16 Glimmer 2 handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Glimmer Wild Card Bling batt (2 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  Core-spun single, 24.2 yds, bulky   
• 7/17 Glimmer Locks handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Cotswold locks from Glimmer Wild Card Bling batt (2 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  core-spun single auto-wrapped with variegated aqua rayon thread;
  9.3 yds bulky;  
• 7/18 Crashing Surf handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Crashing Surf  Wild Card Bling batt (3.2 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  core-spun single plied with green and white variegated thread;
  31.6 yds bulky
• 7/20 Wild and Natural handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Natural Dyes Wild Card #5018 (3.7 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  2-ply from a yarn cake; 
  93 yds, 11 WPI
• 7/21 Carnaval handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  Wild Card 4931 batt (4.2 oz) from Yarn Wench;
  Core-spun, auto-wrapped with variegated rayon thread;
  74.4 yds , bulky  
• 7/30 A Taste of Honey woven shawl (weaving) [Ravelry]
• Books:
  1. Dark Summer, Lizzy Ford
  2. Autumn Storm, Lizzy Ford
  3. Winter Fire, Lizzy Ford
  4. Deidre's Death, Lizzy Ford
  5. Darkyn's Mate, Lizzy Ford
  6. My Life as a White Trash Zombie, Diana Rowland
  7. Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues, Diana Rowland
  8. White Trash Zombie Apocalypse, Diana Rowland
  9. Transition: The Story of How I became a Man, Chaz Bono
  10. Second Honeymoon, James Patterson
  11. Chasing Fire, Nora Roberts
  12. Dance Upon the Air, Nora Roberts

Started:

• 7/2 Red Fortune handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/2 Purple Fortune (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/3 Earth handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/5 Monet handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/6 Cream V handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/9 Witches Tresses handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/13 Crazy Purple handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/13 Get Back Red-Black handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] 
• 7/16 Glimmer 1 handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]   
• 7/16 Glimmer 2 handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]   
• 7/17 Black Peacock handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/17 Glimmer Locks handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/18 Crashing Surf handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/19 Wild and Natural handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
• 7/21 Carnaval handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]

Worked on:

• The Night is Purple and Full of Stars (Southern Skies) shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
• What Do You See in the Sea? quilt (quilting)

Works In Progress, did not work on:

1. Anasazi by Susan Portra (needlepoint)
2. Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
3. Happy Pumpkin Scissor Fob by Shepherd's Bush (cross stitch)
4. Halloween Phat Fiber samples (spinning) [Ravelry]
5. Mediterranean Mermaid by Mirabilia (cross stitch)

UFOs/Hibernation:

1. Going Snow Global quilt (quilting)
2. Peacock Pomatomus socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
3. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
4. Seaweed Cardigan (knitting)  [Ravelry] 
5. Spin-In Fiber Sampler -- a few extra bumps to spin that were not part of the sample. I might declare this done and move on.

WIPs To Be:

1. A wall hanging (weaving) using the natural color handspun I did last summer
2. Baby present for our niece