Thursday, August 02, 2018

July 2018 recap...

...as with all Tour de Fleece months, I did a lot of spinning!

Finished:
  1. 7/7 Cool Sunglo handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (4.4 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    61.4 yards 2-ply, plied with Dream in Color Classy in Cool Fire
    super-bulky
  2. 7/8 Summer Grass handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    2.4 oz Layered batt from Caliope’s Fiber
    14.9 yds corespun and auto-wrapped with green thread
    Super-bulky
  3. 7/11 Hawaii handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    4.0 Camel-Silk from Greenwood Fiberworks
    228.9 yds. chain-ply, 16 WPI
  4. 7/14 Summertime handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (3.8 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    Skein 1: 67 yds. chain-ply with beads, Bulky
    Skein 2: 44.7 chain-ply, 9 WPI
  5. 7/15 Lizard Queen handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (4.1 oz.) from The Yarn Wench
    Skein 1: 39.1 yds, thread-plied with 1 strand green and 1 strand purple rayon thread, Bulky
    Skein 2: 48.4 yds chain-ply, 8 WPI
  6. 7/18 Plumgolden handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Merino-silk (3.9 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    182.4 yds. chain-ply, 12 WPI
  7. 7/19 Beachcomber handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (4.1 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    Skein 1: 27.9 yds, coreless core-spun, Bulky
    Skein 2: 50.25 yds thread-plied with Sulky Blendable 12wt thread in Sun and Sea, Bulky
  8. 7/20 Frida handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (4.4 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    Skein 1: 72.6 yds, 2 ply Frida and 1ply Little Flowers yarn in Chocolate Almonds, Bulky
    Skein 2: 29.8 yds 2-ply, 7 WPI
  9. 7/25 Black Cherry handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Merino-silk (3.9 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    171.2 yds. chain-ply, 11 WPI
  10. 7/26 Smoothie handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (4.2 oz.) from The Yarn Wench
    72.5 yds plied with Charm by Trendsetter Yarns; bulky
  11. 7/28 Earthday handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (3.9 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    91.2 yds, chain-ply, 9 WPI
  12. 7/28 Diamond in the Sky handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Wild Card Bling Batt (3.7 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    Skein 1: 39.1 yds. plied with Luna from Trendsetter Yarns , Bulky
    Skein 2: 5.6 yds core spun locks, bulky
  13. 7/29 Winesap handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
    Falkland (4.1 oz) from The Yarn Wench
    111.7 yds. 2-ply, 8 WPI
  14. Books:
    • Natural Dual-Mage, KF Breene
    • Flatline, SA Magnusson 
    • Postmortem, SA Magnusson
    • Malignant Magic, SA Magnusson
    • Chosen, KF Breene
    • Dyeing Up Loose Ends, Maggie Sefton
    • Fifty-Fifty, James Patterson
    • Slaying It, Chloe
    • Hunted, KF Breene
    • Shadow Lands, KF Breene
    • Coming to My Senses..., Alice Waters
Started:
  1. 7/7 Cool Sunglo handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  2. 7/8 Summer Grass handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  3. 7/12 Summertime handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  4. 7/15 Lizard Queen handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  5. 7/16 Plumgolden handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  6. 7/19 Beachcomber handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  7. 7/20 Frida handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  8. 7/22 Black Cherry handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  9. 7/26 Smoothie handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  10. 7/27 Earthday handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  11. 7/28 Diamond in the Sky handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
  12. 7/29 Winesap handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
Works In Progress:
  1. 4-shaft sampler (weaving) [Ravelry]
  2. Attic Windows quilt for me (quilting)
  3. Charred Teal Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry
  4. Finishing work (Shepherd's Bush Christmas ornament)
  5. Rosewood Wrap (weaving) [Ravelry]
  6. St. Charles (needlepoint)
  7. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)
UFOs/Hibernation:
  1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
  2. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  3. Canto de Sirena shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  4. Mother of Dragons shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  5. Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch)
  6. Tucson Twilight (needlepoint)

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