Tour De Fleece 09 - Rest Day - Week #1 Done

It's the first rest day in the tour, so I thought I'd just post what I've done so far.

And yes, that odd contraption is my spinning wheel. :) Majacraft Millie.

From Collages

Stage 5

Loving the tour this year! And as we head closer to the mountains, I have begun the long mileage of plying my two singes.



It's like, the little wheel that could... plugging along.



Who knows what kind of mileage I'll have when I'm done! (I'm going to need more bobbins!)

Stage 3

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Originally uploaded by mrsthorla

I wanted to take some fancier artsier pictures of my Tour yarns..

For stage 3, I'm working my way through that black alpaca so I can ply it with that red Targhee Here's what I have so far.

This is basically all I have for the first two stages...



And here's what's done for Stage 3.

Tour De Fleece '09.

Stash as of 6/1/09
Originally uploaded by mrsthorla

This is my stash as of the first of June 2009. I have added a few more things, hit the Black Sheep Gathering, and browsed a few Etsy shops..stuff on the way...and I've done a little training so far getting ready. I re-worked and re-plyed a couple of skeins I did in the last year that I just wasn't happy with, and finished that Twisted Teacake navajo ply that was sitting on the bobbins.

I finished the single of 4 oz of Targhee topin the Ruby River colorway, and I'm waiting on some black alpaca top to spin up that I'll 2-ply with that. In the meantime, I'm spinning up 4 oz of a mixed batt. I've done 2oz, and will try to finish the other 2 oz before Saturday so I can ply it with the first day of the tour and free up my bobbins for some other stuff.

I'm treadling this year on my old faithful Majacraft Millie just like last year, but I'm really starting to get the hang of this spinning stuff and hope to really get some mileage out of her this year.

The Tour de Fleece goes along with the Tour de France, and we'll be watching that every day and spinning.

I'm also doing the Summer of Spinning, so the Tour gives me a little impetus to really go for some quantity in July, but I also hope to get my wheel out to some other locations this summer for the scenery and photo ops. See you on the road!

My Nephew!
02/10/2009



Seriously, could he be more gorgeous :)

Love, love love...

Bicycle Hat

Got the pattern from Abundant Yarn in Sellwood, and the yarn from them as well.









Kind of turned out a little tight due to the stranding and it being my first time. Thank the gods for blocking.

The 101 things to do in 1001 days List

From date: Thursday, August 14, 2008

Added 1001 days

Resulting date: Thursday, May 12, 2011

1. Finish AAMI Orientation
2. SUBMIT AAMI orientation.
3.  Make first AAMI Curriculum submission before Annual Report date
4. Register and pay for Midwifery Today Conference
5.  Pay off the Credit Card
6.  Knit myself a sweater
7.  Get a Pedicure
8.  Sell the Camper
9.  Sell the truck
10.  Get Taxes straightened out
11.  Write to a Penpal
12.  Trade in old sewing machine for a new one
13.  Sew myself a dress
14.  Plant and GROW grapes
15.  Design a new driveway/garden
16.  Design and Build a Chicken Coop
17.  Design and Build a Rabbit Hutch Condo
18.  Acquire Chickens
19.  Acquire Rabbits
20.  Create convertible greenhouse/garden space
21.  Travel to Ireland
22.  Travel to Mexico
23.  Travel to Canada
24.  Create front yard garden space
25.  Plant mint
26.  Plant blueberries and currants
27.  Teach Nick to drive
28.   Mount the Compost Bin under the sink
29.  Buy filter and Get off bottled water
30.  Buy a tent trailer
31.  Buy a Honda Pilot
32.  Learn to make Yogurt and Sour Cream
33.  Get Passports for the Family
34.  Refinance the mortgage - 15 year or less.
35.  Get my name on the deed of the house
36.  Learn to make Divinity (the candy - haha)
37.  Make and can applesauce
38.  Make cheese
39.  Build a Cob oven
40.  Build a Cob bench
41.  Have a party
42.  Take a cruise
43. 

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