Tour de Fleece 2025, Catching up...

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 ...I keep forgetting to post over here.

Tour de Fleece, 7/18

I started spinning Portsmouth Handspun [Ravelry], a merino-silk top from Lisa Souza. The Alice Handspun [Ravelry] is on hold until I decide how to ply it.

Portsmouth Handspun, in progress

Tour de Fleece, 7/19 and 7/20

I finished spinning the singles for Portsmouth [Ravelry]. It took longer than expected because my hands were cramping up.

Portsmouth Handspun singles

Tour de Fleece, 7/21

I plied Alice Handspun [Ravelry] with a Facets yarn from the stash. I didn't have quite enough, so I pulled a partial skein of Eros II in green to finish the last few yards.

Alice Handspun

and the close-ups:

Alice Handspun, skein 1 close-up

Alice Handspun, skein2 close-up

Specs:
Started 7/18/2025
Finished 7/21/2025
Falkland (4.0 oz.) from The Yarn Wench
1) 52 yds. 2-ply, 11 WPI; plied with Eros II in 3263
2) 189 yds. 2-ply, 9 WPI; plied with Facets in Dark Ocean 

Tour de Fleece, 7/22

I plied the Portsmouth singles [Ravelry]. I love how this one turned out!

Portsmouth Handspun

and the close-up:

Portsmouth Handspun, close-up

Specs:
Started 7/19/2025
Finished 7/22/2025
Merino-silk (4.0 oz.) from Lisa Souza Dyeworks
216.7 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI 

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