Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...it was a plying day.  This is Grapevine 2 [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: > Specs: Started 7/7/2025 Finished 7/10/2025 Merino (4.2 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 95.8 yds. chain-ply, 7 WPI   This is Peacock [ Ravelry ] that I started before the Tour: and the close-up: Specs: Started 6/22/2025 Finished 7/10/2025 4.0 oz. Merino-Bamboo-Silk from Lisa Souza 239.6 yds chain-ply, 14 WPI 

 ...in which spinning seems to be the only thing I can handle.  I plied Flahriduh Zen [ Ravelry ] for my third finish of the tour: and the close-up: Specs: Started 6/28/2025 Finished 7/8/2025 4.0 oz. Merino-Bamboo-Silk from Lisa Souza  214.6 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI  I have a couple more sets of singles to ply, but I might work on an art yarn instead. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Grapevine 2 Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Finished the singles; ready for plying Seaology (cross stitch) Started 7/5/2025; working on mermaid block  No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]   Japan Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Mom's cookbook (cooking) Peacock Zen Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Website (other)  Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) ...

 ...and I'm getting into the rhythm of it. TdF, 7/6: I finished the singles for Flahriduh Zen [ Ravelry ], a merino-bamboo-silk from Lisa Souza: TdF, 7/7: Rather than ply the singles for Flahriduh Zen, I spun the singles for Grapevine 2 [ Ravelry ], a merino braid from The Yarn Wench. This makes the 3rd set of singles that I have ready to ply: Flahriduh Zen, Grapevine 2, and Peacock Zen [ Ravelry ]. I'll swap to the plying head and ply them one after the other. And maybe follow them by an art yarn. I'm trying not to swap between the regular and plying heads too often because it's a pain and it slows me down. 😉

 ...first day of the Tour! As I have in previous Tours, I started with an art yarn. This is Pumpkin Spice [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/5/2025 Falkland (4.4 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 45.8 yds. 3-ply, Bulky weight Plied with purple variegated thread and Blue Heron Rayon Metallic 88/12 (copper)  I had time, so I also plied the Falkland singles that I spun last week. This is Japan [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started 6/18/2025 Finished 7/5/2025 Falkland (4.1 oz) from the Yarn Wench 112.5 yds., chain-plied; 9 WPI 

 ...on Independence Day 2025. Our garden path in the morning sun: Ageratum in the courtyard: Coneflowers: and a pink dahlia in our backyard:

 ...and a finished object! I hoped to finish this for June, but I had to swap out a couple of colors because they wouldn't show up on the linenband. The color of the linenband was too dark and the original color choices were kind of bland. Fortunately, I was able to find some brighter versions of floss. I wish I had done that with the hat, but it is what it is. This is August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month: Specs: Started 6/23/2025 Finished 7/1/2025 Chart from Fanci That; Buttons from Just My Imagination  WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Flahridah Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Started 6/28  Mom's cookbook (cooking) Finished adding mom's recipes into the app; working on the order of the recipes. Peacock Zen Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Finished the singles; ready for plying No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]   Japan Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Look Through My Window quilt for me (qu...