Livin' La Needle Loca

...I'm cycling between handspun and other projects during Tour de Fleece. Tour de Fleece, Day 4, 6/30: This is the start of Mourning Dove's Cousin, merino-silk from The Yarn Wench. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Day of the Dead quilt (quilting) Decided how to redo the square's borders. Ripped out the borders I won't be using. Cut out some new feature fabric squares. Ghosts Gather Scissor Fob Completed side one and started the back. Marionberry Shawl [ Ravelry ] Knit 4 more rows in the eyelet section. Mourning Dove's Cousin (spinning) [ Ravelry ] Started spinning singles Works In Progress, Did Not Work On This Week: By the Sea needle roll (cross stitch) Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)  Malachite (needlepoint) Milky Way [ Ravelry ] Peacock Majesty by Just Nan (cross stitch) Pure Comfort Cardigan (knitt...

...the first 3 days. First, here are the photos of the Mallard handspun that I finished last week. and the close-up: Specs: Started 6/9/2020 Finished 6/25/2020 Merino-Camel-Silk (4 0z.) from Greenwood Fiberworks 193.75 yds, 12 WPI ======== Day 1, 6/27: I finished plying Rainbow Sherbet handspun [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started 6/18/2020 Finished 6/27/2020 Merino (4.5 oz.) in Gypsy’s Soul 2 from the Yarn Wench 122.9 yds. 3-ply, 8 WPI ======== Day 2, 6/28: I spent some time selecting the fiber I want to spin during the tour. I took photos and picked one to spin. This is Peacock Feather handspun [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started and finished 6/28/2020 Falkland top (4.1 oz.) from The Yarn Wench Plied with Coats & Clark Polyester thread in teal and Superior Threads Metallics in gold 133.3 yds. 3-ply; 9 WPI ======== Day 3, 6/29: I decided to spin another art yarn. I ended...

...that week went quickly! Our geraniums are still very happy in the front yard: The red roses are also blooming in the front yard: Our spider lilies have returned: and the zebra tomatoes are coming in: I finished the Mallard handspun [ Ravelry . As soon as I take photos, I'll post the details. I started a new scissor fob. Even though it's June, I felt the need to work on something Halloween...LOL! .

...no photos today. I've been unable to concentrate on one project since I finished the Tiny Garden needle roll. Yesterday, I bounced from project to project and made a little progress in several projects. As result, there wasn't enough progress in any one project to make it worthwhile to take a photo. I hope today is better! WIPs Roll Call Worked On: By the Sea needle roll (cross stitch) I had started this project a week ago and realized that I was off by a thread (it's 2-over-2 stitching). I pulled out the two motifs to restart this project Day of the Dead quilt (quilting) Rethinking the borders on these squares. Tried a couple of ideas that weren't worth implementing. Marionberry Shawl [ Ravelry ] Working on the eyelet rows section Milky Way [ Ravelry ] Restarted the weaving. Wove about 3 inches. I like this weft yarn better than the original. ...

...minus the finishing work. This is the Tiny Garden needle roll, which actually may become a picture. This is project #1 in the next assembly queue. Specs: Started 6/5/2020 Finished 6/22/2020 Kit from Shepherd’s Bush I haven't decided whether to start another small project or just work on the peacock sampler I have in progress. The peacock sampler is pretty, but working on the dark teal fabric is tiring. Maybe I should just switch over to the Day of the Dead quilt...

...yup, another Friday. This week we have baby figs appearing on our tree: Orange dahlias are blooming: The Martha Washington geraniums are very happy by the front door: And the Blenheim apricots are ripe: I'm looking forward to seeing The Daughter on Sunday. We're still physically distancing, but at least we can see her in person! .

...a little bit of this and than. I finished spinning the singles for the Mallard handspun [ Ravelry ]: I'm making good progress on the Tiny Garden Needleroll: I stared a new shawl with the Miss Babs yarn that I frogged from the Mother of Dragons shawl last week. I'm using the Asbury Shawl pattern from Sarah Punderson. I've named it the Marionberry Shawl [ Ravelry ] because the color reminds me of the marionberries growing in our backyard. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Day of the Dead quilt (quilting) Sewed the borders on two more squares. Ordered some border fabric. Renaissance Mermaid (cross stitch) Still working on the tail Tiny Garden needle roll (cross stitch) Working on an 8th row Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch) Adjusted the lupine row Works In Progress, Did Not Work On This Week: Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)  Malachite (needlepoi...