Monday, August 03, 2015

July 2015 recap...

...didn't meet my spinning goal, but did pretty well considering that my wheel had issues at the beginning of the month and we had company right at the end of Tour de Fleece.

Finished:

  • 7/4  Sunrise handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (2.5 oz) from the Yarn Wench;
    104.2 yds, thread-plied with copper and gold threads; bulky weight
  • 7/5 Lemon Lime handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Crazy batt (2 oz) from Faerie Mountain; 
    139.6 yds, thread-plied with green and yellow threads; 10 WPI
  • 7/9 Scaredy Sheep scissor fob (cross stitch) 
  • 7/10 Crazy Turquoise handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Crazy batt (2.0 oz) from Faerie Mountain
    87.5 yds, worsted weight
  • 7/11 Rust Verde handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (3.5 oz) from the Yarn Wench;
    24.2 yds, thread-plied with copper poly threads; bulky weight
  • 7/13 Gradient Violet handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (3.1 oz) from the Yarn Wench;
    102.4 yds, chain-plied; 10 WPI
  • 7/15 Wild Shell handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (2.5 oz) from the Yarn Wench;
    95 yds, thread-plied with metallic silver thread; 9 WPI
  • 7/17 Wild Nile handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (3.8 oz) from the Yarn Wench;
    215.9 yds, plied with rayon thread and green sequins; 12 WPI 
  • 7/19 Faerie Purple handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Crazy batt (2.0 oz) from Faerie Mountain
    117.25 yds. 2-ply, 14 WPI
  • 7/25 Santa Fe #5 (needlepoint)
  • 7/26 Clear Skies (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (4.3 oz) from the Yarn Wench;
    55.8 yds, auto-plied with rayon thread; bulky
  • 7/30  Happy Wishes scissor fob (cross stitch)
  • Books:
    1. Spider's Trap, Jennifer Estep
    2. Mending Heartstrings, Aria Glazki
    3. Burn For Me, Ilona Andrews
    4. Whiskey Beach, Nora Roberts
    5. Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography, Victoria Price
Started:
  1. 7/4 Sunrise handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  2. 7/5 Lemon Lime handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  3. 7/6 Crazy Turquoise handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  4. 7/11 Rust Verde handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  5. 7/12 Gradient Violet handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  6. 7/14 Wild Shell handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  7. 7/14 Happy Wishes scissor fob (cross stitch)
  8. 7/16 Wild Nile handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  9. 7/18 Faerie Purple handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  10. 7/20 Empress handspun [Ravelry]
  11. 7/26 Clear Skies handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
Worked on:
  • Beyond Antares, aka Equatorial Nights (knitting) [Ravelry]
  • Stealth Commission project (quilting)
Works In Progress, did not work on:
  • Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
  • Mermaid of the Pearls (cross stitch)
UFOs/Hibernation:
  1. Celaeno Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  2. Going Snow Global quilt (quilting)
  3. Peacock Pomatomus socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
  4. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)\
  5. Tucson Twilight (needlepoint)
WIPs To Be:
  • A peacock or mermaid quilt for me.

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