sprinting for Tour de Fleece...

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...I'm getting some quality time at the wheel while I'm on vacation. My goal was to finish at least two yarns for Tour de Fleece and I have met that goal. I won't have any time to spin after Thursday (unless I can sneak some spindling in), so I'm enjoying it while I can!

I finished the Seafoam yarn:

Seafoam yarn

...and the close up:

Seafoam yarn, close up

Specs:
Started 7/5
Finished 7/14
BFL top from Yarn Wench
Yield: 322 yds, Navajo-ply
WPI: 15

I started and finished Shipwreck:

Shipwreck Yarn

I spun this one a bit thicker and then did a two-ply. Here's the close-up:

Shipwreck yarn, close up

Specs:
Started 7/13
Finished 7/14
Scarlet O'Hara Roving by Yarn Love (bought at Loopy Ewe
Yield: 300 yds 2-ply
WPI: 13

Sorry the pictures are a bit off. I took them at night because I wanted to submit them to the daily prize drawing in the Tour de Fleece [Ravelry] group...the pictures must be posted by midnight and I didn't want to wait until today's drawing (I'm impatient that way! HA!).

Sirena has been quite happy spinning and plying for the last few days. I had neglected her badly when the loom (Circe) arrived. However, now the loom is calling, so I may warp her today.

As you can tell, I have quite a bit of my normal energy back. I went to the gym this morning and that felt great...I'd really missed it!

Now I'm off to do my errands and shopping before it gets too hot!

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