Tour de Fleece 2012

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to share with you all that I have started a Team KP 2012 group on ravelry for the tour de fleece.

Since last year, I have progressed from only drop spindling to being completely addicted to spinning with a wheel! Won't you join me in the fun?

Here is the link to the Team KP group on ravelry:

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/tour-de-fleece/topics/2174156

Hope to see you over there :)

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Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on June 7, 2012 at 1:14pm

I'm planning on it! Do we post here during the TdF?

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on June 7, 2012 at 1:39pm

I just signed up!

Permalink Reply by KnitterGirl39 on June 7, 2012 at 3:29pm

I'm hoping to but work has been keeping me really busy lately and July/August is starting to look even more busy.

Permalink Reply by KnitterGirl39 on June 29, 2012 at 11:57am

I'll be spinning the Age of Aquarius fiber I just purchased at the Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair. If I, have time remaining then I'll start with the fiber Karen sent me this past week. :)

Permalink Reply by Karen Pike on June 30, 2012 at 7:12am

Cool! How is the Aquarius spinning up? Was it BFL? I can't remember now...

Permalink Reply by KnitterGirl39 on June 30, 2012 at 9:03am

It is spinning up nicely and I think I'm spinning my thinnest yet with it.

It is 80% Coopworth and 20% Soy Sillk

Permalink Reply by Dawn Railsback on June 30, 2012 at 5:55pm

This looks lovely, Becky!

Permalink Reply by Karen Pike on July 1, 2012 at 6:24am

Very pretty! Do you have plans for it yet? Just this week I finished my first project done all in my own handspun and I'm very pleased with it. This wool came from one of my own ewes, back when I had my own flock. Her name was Wiggly, and she was a Corriedale. This yarn is a chain ply and it is about sport weight. It is the Annis shawlette by Susanna IC from Knitty.

Here's the front:

And the back:

Permalink Reply by KnitterGirl39 on July 1, 2012 at 7:45am

Pretty and special coming from Wiggly :)

Permalink Reply by Karen Pike on July 1, 2012 at 8:28am

Her name was Wiggly because she was ummm.... fluffy. ;)

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on July 1, 2012 at 8:56am

That is beautiful, Karen. I love Susanna IC's patterns.

Permalink Reply by Karen Pike on July 1, 2012 at 5:56pm

I haven't looked at any other patterns from her yet. This is one that my Mom chose for her first bit of lace knitting. We were going to do this together and she stalled out after a couple tries on the lace. I finished mine, and volunteered to do the lace on hers, and then she'll finish it up.

She's left handed, and is having some trouble with yarn overs... pretty new to knitting, so it was frustrating for her. I've tried to encourage her to watch some of the videos here on Knit Picks, but she doesn't really want to knit in front of her computer. Any suggestions?