Tour de Fleece
The Tour de Fleece started Saturday and like any good athlete, I did some training in preparation. Spinning training sure is more fun than other types of training. Just saying.
This is Nightshade, the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club selection for the month of May.
And this is Tulips, the Spunky Eclectic Fiber Club selection for the month of June.
Finally, remember the vacation spinning I did? Well, I finished spinning the roving from Spinner’s Hill and plyed it up and got about 600+ yards. That’s enough for a Shetland Triangle, which is going to be my Spun Stitches knitting.
I started off Saturday morning with empty bobbins and a plan to spin every day until July 29th. I’m hoping to make a significant dent in my fiber stash. Anyone want to play a game and guess how many ounces I will spin by the time the Tour de Fleece is over? There will be a fibery prize for the one who comes closest without going over.
Here is some information to aid you in your guessing:
~I’m not a particularly fast spinner. It usually takes me 2-3 sessions to spin up 4 oz.
~Anything I spin will count towards the total. In other words, it doesn’t have to be plyed and finished yarn.
~I’m working the next two weeks and my weekends will be moderately busy
That’s about all I can think of to give you for hints. To enter the contest just leave a comment on this post anytime until July 29th. Hopefully you’ll have fun playing while I have fun spinning.
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That’s lovely yarn there. I will take a wild guess on how much you will spin and say 39 ounces.
wow. that tulip looks beautiful spun up. anyway, the tour de fleece looks like a great spin-along. i wonder if it’s too late to join.
anyway i’m going to guess 36oz
My guess is 58 oz. I can’t wait to see it all.
Oooo, it’s all so pretty! That green yarn just sings! I spun all weekend and worked on Amy’s roving, too. I LOVE the Tulip BFL…the Nightshade was very scratchy but I love the colors. July is a good month to sit back and spin the heat away. I’m guessing…33 oz. 😉
Wow – Tulips looks great – can you tell us how you prepped and finished the fiber? I’m always so interested in how different each spinner’s yarn turns out.
Due to your very competitive nature I’ll have to say 40 oz! Love your skeins!
Wow, these are some high guesses! I’m going with 13oz.
That is some lovely yarn! I have plenty of confidence in you, so I’ll say 48oz. I wouldn’t be surprised if you went way over either.
Your yarns look great! I’m going to guess 38 oz. Are you going to spin on the rest days? (Yes. I’m a tour junkie.)
Love your yarns! What are you going to make?
Okay…my guess is 45 oz’s! I’m a slow starter for the Tour de Fleece…I’m so focused on getting this baby blanket finished before this Saturday!
Your spinning has sure come a long way to perfection!
I’m not officially on the Tour de, but I’m playing/plying along on my own. (2007 is the year of spinning for me.)
Those yarns look great. I especially like the green one. I’ll go with 28oz but i’m sure that you’ll do more than that.
I’m going to guess 24 ounces. Your recent spinning looks great!
good stuff carole! i’m guessing you’ll spin 32oz. best of luck on the tour de fleece!
I really love the purply one. It reminds me a lot of the Koigu socks I finished so recently. My guess is 16 ounces.
Love the green – it’s going to knit up beautifully!
My guess is 23.5 ounces 🙂
Happy Spinning!
I’m going to guess 28 ounces. I’m in the Tour de Fleece too. I got to spin both days on the weekend, but the true test starts today. 🙂 Good luck to you!
Pretty stuff! I’ll guess 42 oz.
I’m going to guess 27 ounces. Have fun!
I don’t think you spin all that slowly. I sat next to you at SPA. I’d say 22 oz, or about an ounce a day on average.
Shetland Triangle, yay! That one’s been haunting my dreams lately too.
Love your Tulips, and I guess that you will surprise us all and spin 30 oz. 🙂
No guesses on the contest, but I love that green yarn that you spun up.
Okay, Here I go guessing on something that I have no idea about.:) I’m going to say 31 oz. Happy Spinning!
So beautiful – you’re inspiring me to get my wheel back out! I especially love the green. I think it’ll look so great in a shawl.
*sigh* I am soooooo slow, even without an injury. 2-3 sessions to spin up 4 ounces??? If only I spun that fast. I’m more like 2-3 weeks to spin up 4 ounces. For an accurate guess are you going to be trying any new techniques or new fibers?? J/K I’ll guess 27 oz
Gorgeous spinning!
I’m going to guess 24 oz.
That Tulips is to die for! Gorgeous.
I’ll guess 30 ounces and man, it’s all so beautiful, Carole!I really love the Tulips!
23 oz. I’m thinking. I love the green yarn too. Oh, it looks squishy, I have a soft spot for squishy yarn.
Lovely!
While I think you capable of much more, I am going to say 29 oz!
I was thinking like Laurie that you would spine about an ounce/day on average, but instead of copying her completely I’ll say 24.2 oz. — that’s 10% more. Go, you!
Your handspun yarn always looks so wonderful! I’m getting ready to start a Shetland Triangle shawl, too. I wonder if we’ll be knitting the same pattern?
I’m going to guess 26 oz. for your spinning. Have fun! 🙂
Dang, girl – you GO! That is some beautiful handspun. And then think of all the fun you’ll have planning projects for it once you are done spinning it all!
It’s all so beautiful! I’m going to guess 33 oz. Have a fun time.
Ok I am going to go with 22.5 oz. You spin beautifully and love the colors. Good luck.
I am going to guess 20 ounces. Good luck
I am going with 25.5 ounces. Good luck!
Oooh, I love the greenish colored yarn you spun up the best (but they are all quite lovely!). Here’s my guess, say it with a good old brooklyn accent (33 and a thoid=33.3 ounces)! Our garden was bursting with those garlic scapes. What do you do with them? We used a bit in place of scallions in a salad, but couldn’t use them all. And we are struggling to keep up with eating lettuce! Our small garden is overabundant for a while, then lacking for a while, then again overabundant.
I have no guess, but ooohhh….I do love your spinners hill and it will make a beautiful shetland shawl!
Your Nightshade and Tulips look a lot like mine. Aren’t Amy’s colors great? I love your Spinner’s Hill – it looks like fresh limes. Yum! I’m going to guess 72 oz. – I think you’re on a roll! 🙂
I am not at all a spinner, but I will think optimistically for you…..77 ounces!!
Have fun… it all looks great so far!
Hmm, I have high hopes for you, I think you’ll out do yourself and produce 45oz. Please do that so I can win!!!!;o)
Lovely spinning! I love how the Nightshade turned out. The green yarn will make a lovely shawl. I can’t wait to see that!
There are some pretty high guesses, but I’m going to say 24 ounces, partly because that is my goal, too.
My guess is 14.4 oz!
I am guessing 32 oz.
I’m going to guess 18 oz. Have fun!
Since I turned 38 today, I’m going to guess 38. I know someone already guessed that, so if you need to, you can bump me down to 37. It was a good year, but I think 38 is going to be the best one yet!
Good luck! I can’t wait to see everything you produce in the next 19 days!
20 ounces
Has already been said, but I’m guessing 28 ounces… Eight being my favorite number, I tend to go with something eight whenever possible. If dupes don’t work, though, feel free to bump me down to an even 25. Enjoy your spinning time, however much you have — and your yarn is lovely!
Forty-seven!