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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece

Posted on July 5, 2014 by natalie

I did manage to watch the first stage of the Tour de France today. This year I’m doing a sort of laid-back Tour de Fleece. I don’t have specific goals. I’m just trying to spin more. Today I brought the … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Le Tour!

Posted on June 29, 2013 by natalie

Today is the start of the 100th Tour de France. It’s also the beginning of the Tour de France KAL of my Père Lachaise Shawl (in my Ravelry Group). It’s also the start of the Tour de Fleece – basically a spin-along … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: BFL

Posted on June 22, 2013 by natalie

This week I managed to finish up spinning the Turtlepurl BFL that I started last week. Here are the happy full bobbins: I plied them together, stopping frequently to admire the sheen and the subtle changes. I’ve got almost 500 … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece recap

Posted on July 28, 2012 by natalie

The Tour de Fleece finished up last week. I thought I’d have a lot more spinning done, but then I was expecting to be at home working on the wheel. Instead, the day the Tour de France started I was off … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece week 2

Posted on July 14, 2012 by natalie

This week was a busy one for me, but I still managed to fit in a bit of spinning. My spindles have been travelling with me. I am still working on the second 50g of the Handmaiden Godiva silk/merino: For … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece

Posted on June 30, 2012 by natalie

Today is the start of the Tour de Fleece. I’m on the road, so I brought a little herd of Goldings with me, along with Handmaiden Godiva Silk, Into The Whirled Romney, and Manx Laoughtan from HilltopCloud. That should keep … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: holy crap, that’s a lot of yarn!

Posted on May 19, 2012 by natalie

I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of yarn that came out of my most recent box of Cupcake Fiber Company batts. The colour is Lichen and the fiber is Falkland. I have about a total of 850 yards of … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de France week 3

Posted on July 23, 2011 by natalie

Oh my goodness! Another week has flown by without me posting. Rest assured, there has been both knitting & spinning happening here. In addition I’ve also written a deposit cheque for the new house, booked a mover, met with the … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: Tour de Fleece week 2

Posted on July 16, 2011 by natalie

What a whirlwind of a week it’s been here! In addition to work, kids, the Tour de France and the Tour de Fleece, we have sold our house! It looks like it’s all going to work out in the next … Continue reading →

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Saturday spinning update: my first Tour de Fleece

Posted on July 9, 2011 by natalie

What a week it’s been! I’ve been enjoying watching the Tour de France and I’ve been more mindfully spinning every day than ever before. So far I’m keeping up with the Tour de Fleece, spinning each day, and even completing … Continue reading →

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