Sunday, August 2, 2020

Week 5: Year of Projects

It’s been another productive week. And I’ve got a post up on Sunday!  

A friend asked if I wanted to participate in Tour de Fleece Part 2.  I immediately answered yes as it’s been almost a year since I’ve touched my spinning wheel. (The apartment we were in didn’t really have a good setup for spinning or leaving the wheel out.)  I pulled the wheel out this week so I can clear the bobbins. I had two color ways in progress so I wanted to finish them up first. Here are the results:  


Both are from when I was in the Into the Whirled fiber of the month club. The plan is to ply them both this week. But that requires a bit of study. It seems I have completely forgotten how to chain ply. If anyone has a recommendation for a good tutorial, please send it my way. 

I was able to finish the yarn below. It was my first go with chain plying. I am happy with what I did last year. What I did last night is best summed up as a hot mess!  Hence the need for a tutorial. 


Last up this week is my sweater. One sleeve complete!  The goal is to get the other sleeve done within the next two weeks. I really want to start a new project, but have promised myself I won’t do that until I finish the sweater. Hopefully that will be a little incentives be to get it done! 



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8 comments:

  1. Lucy BowenAugust 3, 2020 at 8:21 AM

    You are so close to having your sweater done, you will be casting on the next project before you know it. Your two bobbins are gorgeous, but I'm afraid I am no use when it comes to spinning - I'm sure someone else will have an idea!

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    1. JenAugust 8, 2020 at 5:57 AM

      Thanks! I feel like I've been working on this sweater forever. I need the excitement of a new project :)

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  2. lovestoSwatchAugust 3, 2020 at 8:38 AM

    that sweater is tantalisingly close to being an FO, yay! But those bobbins, ah, those bobbins of handspun look gorgeous, great week you've had!

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    1. JenAugust 8, 2020 at 5:58 AM

      Thanks! Into the whirled comes up with some great color combinations. I love her colorways.

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  3. BeckiAugust 4, 2020 at 1:13 PM

    So close! It's going to be a beauty of a sweater when complete! Keep hanging onto that thought! :)

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  4. AlissaAugust 5, 2020 at 5:05 PM

    Beautiful! I got some lovely yarn from Into the Whirled during virtual Maryland Sheep and Wool.

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  5. JenAugust 8, 2020 at 5:59 AM

    I love her stuff!

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