Livin' La Needle Loca

 ...after the flurry of Tour de Fleece spinning, I'm trying to get back into a rhythm. I'm still trying to rev=cover from the error on the Singularity shawl. I'm almost there, but I'm rapidly losing interest in this shawl. Maybe it's because its gray. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Illusion hexagons (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Sewed up the seams for a couple of hexagons and created two more. Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Added another row No Work This Week: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [ Ravelry ]    It's Dead, Jim (IDJ): Phat Fiber Weaving (Weaving) [ Ravelry ] I just didn't like how it looked. Waiting for Finishing: Bee Hive Violets (cross stitch) Big Bee, Little Bee mini (cross stitch) Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) ...

 ...the final spins and the wrap-up. Tour de Fleece, 7/23: I plied Metro Teal [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started 7/20/2022 Finished 7/23/2022 Yak-Silk (4.0 oz) from Greenwood Fiberworks 248 yds. chain-ply, 14 WPI   Tour de Fleece, 7/24: My final yarn for the Tour is an art yarn. This is Satura [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/24/2022 Falkland (4.2 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 35.4 yards 3-ply, 6 WPI Plied with Patons Metallic in Metallic Teal and Trendsetter Luna in Copper #tdf2022 #GWFWtdf2022 Tour de Fleece, Final: I spun 14 handspuns from 13 braids of fiber for a total of 1,667 yards. Key Row1: Muse, Needleloca, Chrysalis Dreams, Rusty Sky 2 Row 2: Rusty Sky 1, Seaglass Row 3: Meteor Shower, Meander, Cider House, Lush Row 4: Kilkenny, Grapefizz, Metro Teal, Satura

 ...Tour de Fleece ends tomorrow!  Tour de Fleece, 7/20: I was much happier spinning yak-silk today. I started the singles for Metro Teal [ Ravelry ]. Tour de Fleece, 7/21: I continued spinning the Metro Teal [ Ravelry ] singles. I had hoped to finish them today, but my knees were very sore. Tour de Fleece, 7/22: I finished spinning the Metro Teal [ Ravelry ] singles. Yay! I decided that I wanted to actually finish something, so I dug out a merino-silk braid and some left-over ladder yarn. This is Grapefizz [ Ravelry ] (technically Grapefizz 2 since I have already spun one braid of Grapefizz): and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/22/2022 Merino-silk (4.1 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 94 yards 3-ply, 10 WPI Plied with Bernat Matrix in color 02315  

 ...and a Tour de Fleece finish. Tour de Fleece, 7/19: After a less-than-thrilling start os a new yak-silk braid, I swapped over to spin a thicker yarn. This is Kilkenny [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/19/2022 Merino-silk (4.2 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 127 yards 2-ply, 9 WPI I have also been working on the Hot Enough For Ya Day piece: WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Added another couple of rows Hot Enough For Ya? (cross stitch) Working on the wording Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Added 5 more rows - almost to the point where I frogged out the error. Tour de Fleece spinning - end date 7/24/2022 No Work This Week: Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [ Ravelry ]    It's Dead, Jim (IDJ): Phat Fiber Weaving (Weaving) [ Ravelry ] I just didn't ...

 ...and another finished handspun! Tour de Fleece, 7/17: A couple of days ago, I strung a bunch of purple and rose 6/0 glass beads on a variegated cotton thread.  Today, I used them to ply Lush [Ravelry], a thick-spun Falkland single.  and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/17/2022 Falkland (4.2 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 64.5 yards 2-ply, Bulky Plied with Coats and Clark Mercerized Cotton Thread in variegated purple strung with purple and rose 6/0 glass beads Tour de Fleece, 7/18: I took a Rest Day. I needed the break from spinning so I worked on a cross stitch WIP.  

 ...and another finished object. Tour de Fleece, 7/13: Plied Meteor Shower [ Ravelry ]. and the close-up: Specs: Started 7/6/2022 Finished 7/13/2022 4.0 Merino-silk batts from Greenwood Fiberworks 227 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI Tour de Fleece, 7/14: Finished the singles for Cider House [ Ravelry ]. Tour de Fleece, 7/15: Completed an art yard called Meander [ Ravelry ]. and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/15/2022 Falkland (4.1 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 48 yards 2-ply, Super Bulky Plied with Lala Berlin Shiny in color 008 from Lana Grossa Tour de Fleece, 7/16: Finished Cider House [ Ravelry ]. And the close-up: Specs: Started 7/12/2022 Finished 7/15/2022 Camel-Silk (4.0 oz) from Greenwood Fiberworks 309 yds. chain-ply, 15 WPI

 ...not much blooming right now, but there are a few bright spots. This pink and white gladiola in our backyard.

...and it's mostly all spinning around here, just like every other Tour de Fleece. :) Tour de Fleece, 7/11: I finished spinning the singles for Meteor Shower [ Ravelry ]. I might hold off plying this for a day so I can knock out an art yarn. Tour de Fleece, 7/12: To meet the challenge for my Greenwood Fiberworks TdF team, I started a new camel-silk called Cider House [ Ravelry ]. I spent about 3 hours spinning it. Then I switched over to spun an art yarn called Chrysalis Dreams [ Ravelry ]. This is a Wild Card Bling Batt from the Yarn Wench. I've been putting off spinning it because it has so much extra bits of fiber, silk ribbon and locks. I have to say that I like the look of it much better than I liked spinning it. It was a pain. And the close-up Specs: Started and finished 7/12/2022 Wild Card Bling Batt (3.5 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 35 yards 2-ply, Super Bulky Plied with Patons Metallic yarn in Metallic Teal WIPs Roll C...

...I made a quick trip to mom's for her birthday. Needless to say, I let blogging take a backseat. Tour de Fleece, 7/6: I started spinning Meteor Shower, a set of merino-silk batts from Greenwood Fiberworks [ Ravelry ]: Tour de Fleece, 7/7: I drove to mom's. I did manage to get a little spindle spinning done. I took one of the Meteor Shower batts with me and worked on that. Tour de Fleece, 7/8: No spinning - I took one of my rest days. Tour de Fleece, 7/9: Mom's birthday! I spun for 30 minutes while she napped. Tour de Fleece, 7/10: Drove home. I integrated my spindle spinning with the singles on the wheel and continued spinning on the wheel.

 ...another cross stitch piece done! After I finished my Tour de Fleece spinning yesterday, I finished the Sailing Dreams cross stitch piece. I'll probably make this into a pillow like I did with the other Barbara Ana piece I completed (Dreaming Frida). Now I need to figure our the next larger cross stitch piece to work on. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Tour de Fleece spinning - end date 7/24/2022 No Work This Week: Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [ Ravelry ]   Hot Enough For Ya? (cross stitch) Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Pacific Waters tapestry (weaving) [ Ravelry ]   Phat Fiber Weaving (Weaving) [ Ravelry ]   Singularity Shawl (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Waiting for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) UFOs/Hibernation: Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [ Ravelry ] Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint) ...

...catching up. Tour de Fleece, 7/3: For a team challenge of spinning something special to you, I spun the 1 oz batt created for me by Purlescence Yarns as my participant's prize for Tour de Fleece 2014. It has my favorite colors of purple and blue with a little sparkle. I also finished spinning the singles for Seaglass. Tour de Fleece, 7/4: I plied both of the singles that I completed the day before.  This is Needleloca [ Ravelry ]: < and the close-up: Specs: Started 7/3/2022 Finished 7/4/2022 1 oz. mixed wool batt from Purlescence Yarns 31.25 yds. chain-ply, 14 WPI This is Seaglass [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started 7/1/2022 Finished 7/4/2022 Merino-Yak-Silk batts (4.0 oz.) from Greenwood FIberworks 275 yds chain-ply, 14 WPI Tour de Fleece, 7/5: I spun an art yarn. I ran out of the yarn I used to ply it, so  I switched up for a second skwin with a slightly different look. This is Rusty Sky hands...

 ....I got so involved in what I was spinning that I forgot to post here. Oops! Tour de Fleece, 7/1: I started the tour with an art yarn. This is Seaglass [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 7/1/2022 Falkland (4.6 oz) from The Yarn Wench 45.8 yds, 3-ply; 6 WPI Plied with Alessia in color 7 from Lana Grossa and Fantastico Thread in color 05096 from Superior Threads When I finished that, I started spinning Seaglass [ Ravelry ], a set of merino-yak-silk batts from Greenwood Fiberworks. Tour de Fleece, 7/2: I continued spinning the singles for Seaglass [ Ravelry ]: I've spun about 50% of the batts.