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Day three of the Tour de Fleece saw many hours of spinning. While I watched the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, I plied these singes
into this yarn.
I’m really pleased with the results and I’m eager to throw this on the needles and knit some socks. I’ll probably fall back on a simple 2×2 rib, but I might mix it up just a little by doing it toe up.
Once I finished plying, I had no choice but to turn to the Corriedale From Hell (CFH). Now I’m not sure if it was felted or if it’s just crappy fiber. There are a lot of neps in it which makes the yarn somewhat lumpy in areas. I try to pull them out as much as possible, but it’s a losing battle.
At the end of the night, this is how full the bobbin was.
I think I’ll spin on the CFH on alternate days. So I’d like to start on another fiber today and while I had all these plans to start the Queen Mermaid, look what came in the mail for me.
These were all gifts from Loribird of From The Wool Room! And she’s the one who had the birthday. Talk about guilt.
The yarn is her hand-dyed sock yarn in the color Wildflower Meadows, the fiber is Superwash Merino/Alpaca (I think she dyed it herself as well), and the magazine is the Spin Off Issue Summer 2007 that I’ve been coveting. It’s a super special package that really warms my heart, so thank you Lori!!
Now I just need to figure out whether I want to neglect Queen Mermaid in favor of Lori’s lovely fiber for the fourth day. I’m the most indecisive person I know, so this will be interesting.
ETA: I’m a doofus. Today was the fourth day. So I edited this post to reflect the change in which day of the Tour de Fleece I’m on. :-P
