I didn’t hit my lofty goal for the Tour de Fleece but I spun a whole lot of yarn: 34 ounces. I spun 22 ounces of the dyed-by-my-hand BFL, 4 ounces of fat 2-ply, 4 ounces of Lynne Vogel colored Merino/Bamboo/Silk, and 4 ounces of lofty thick-and-thin. It was enough and I had fun.
I learned that I need a lot of variety in my spinning. There were days at the wheel when I just couldn’t face any more of my blue/purple BFL, that more than lack of time kept me from spinning my dreamed-about 2 pounds of BFL yarn.
I also learned I need a whole lot more practice on my thick-and-thin yarn.
What about you — did you hit your Tour de Fleece goal? Any tips for thick-and-thin yarn?
I spun enough, but didn’t get it all plied. Somehow got a mess on the bobbin while skeinning off and wasn’t able to ply the last three bobbins.
But I have a lot of new yarn!
My goal for next year (or maybe the year after) is to learn to spin!
I have no aspirations to become a spinner but I am amazed at the skills of all that do. The finished products are amazing! I love the blue/purple combination!
My goal, as a new spinner, was to spin every day for at least 20-30 minutes. I missed only one day (something about “real life” intruding), but most days I spindle-spun 30-40 minutes. My yarn is getting more “yarny” and less “arty.”