It wasn't a momentous Tour, but as always, good fun and educational. I completed Reg's yarn. For now. The yardage wasn't as high as I think it should be to err on the side of too much rather than too little, but that's pretty easily fixed.
I had hoped to plow through a big chunk of the black, but after spinning a sample, weaving a sample, spinning a couple different samples, weaving a second sample and still not sure what I like best, I didn't "spin on with confidence" as I probably should have. There's really no bad handspun yarn.
I got quite a bit of Buddy combed, but only a little spun. I think that yardage was just of 100 yards.
Keeb's walnut dyed yarn on the spindle was awful. Not sure why and really in the spirit of the Tour, I should have worked on that issue, but since I don't have very much of that dyed fiber, I decided to wheel spin it so as not to ruin it. So, okay, there is some bad handspun ;-).
Blossom got sampled twice and while I love the yarn, I'm not sure it's sock worthy yet. I'd hate to slog through a pair of socks (my least favorite knitting project for some reason) and then have them wear out after a couple wears. Luckily there's plenty to practice with :-D.
Blossom on the wheel.
Buddy, off the side of the wheel.
Buddy, being wound on my new awesome skein winder. More about that later.
Two small woven samples for the black throw. Hard to see the difference, but there is a little maybe if you biggify it. The one on the left is plain weave (basic over one, under one) and the one on the right is a straight twill (like your blue jeans). More on that later as well.
Blossom. Her yarn is just like her, sweet, cute and smooshy :-).
And Buddy, resting on Renny's yarn. I think this yarn is really, really pretty and I can't wait to spin the rest of it, both Buddy and Renny :-).
Okay, gotta run. Today is cool - upper 70s - so it's 'tuterin day for the black lamb. Who still has no official name. But does get to stay here :-D. Saint Tim called the bitey brown lamb Count Chocula the other night and that's a winner ;-).
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