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Tour de Fleece – Results!

July 30, 2007 By Carole

The Tour de Fleece was so much fun for me! I spun every day, sometimes a lot and sometimes only a little, but I spun every single day of the tour. Now granted, I spin most days anyway, even if it’s for a few minutes, but thoughts of the Tour really motivated me to fit in more spinning time every day.

So, you’re anxious to know how much I spun, right? Because today is the day we all find out who won the Tour de Fleece contest.

First up:
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3.7 oz BFL Vesper Roving from Knitterly Things

Next:
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2.1 oz merino/tussah from Chasing Rainbows Dyeworks

And then:
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8 oz merino from someone at NHSW

After that:
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5.7 oz good ole wool from Pippi Knee Socks

Next:
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3.9 oz CVM from Spirit Trail Fiberworks

Finally:
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1.0 oz BFL & Angelina Fiber from Foxfire Fiber

Did you do the math in your head? It comes to 24.4 oz and that means our winner is Kat because she guessed 24.2 oz and that was the closest guess without going over. Congratulations, Kat and let’s hear it for all the losers, too!

Thanks to all of you for playing along with this. I spun my little heart out and had a great time doing it. And I made a serious dent in my fiber drawer which is a really good thing since the fall fiber season is right around the corner. And now, I have a lot of plying to do!

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Comments

  1. Carol says

    July 30, 2007 at 7:13 am

    You’re just a regular yarn shop over there! They’re beautiful! Congrats to the winner! I wonder if I go to work today & announce a hiphiphorray I’m a loser!, if they’ll think I’m a little off? 😉 I’m going for it!

  2. margene says

    July 30, 2007 at 7:45 am

    Way to go! I was thinking as I’m reading…grrl, you gotta lot of plying to do and then you say just that at the end. You’re going to have a lot of beautiful yarn to show for it.
    Oh, and me? I dropped out the first day…yuppers, the first day…bleh.

  3. Karen says

    July 30, 2007 at 7:49 am

    You did great!! Everything is so pretty.

  4. Kirsten says

    July 30, 2007 at 7:53 am

    Very pretty results! Twenty-four-point-four oz. is very impressive! If you need to restock that fiber drawer, I noticed that Pigeonroof Studios updated her Etsy shop this morning! 🙂

  5. Cheryl says

    July 30, 2007 at 7:57 am

    Wow, I underestimated you!

  6. Robin in VA says

    July 30, 2007 at 7:59 am

    Congratulations to Kat!
    Way to go Carole…love ALL the colors! I’m a big loser, I spun up only about 4 ozs during the Tour de Fleece…what’s my excuse? Blood doping?

  7. Manise says

    July 30, 2007 at 8:19 am

    That’s exactly one half of what I guessed. Great job spinning-lovely bright colors! Get thee to plying! 🙂 Love the Pippi yarn btw.

  8. Beth says

    July 30, 2007 at 8:43 am

    Wow! Congratulations on all the spinning. It’s all so beautiful.

  9. Kathy says

    July 30, 2007 at 8:44 am

    That is a LOT of spinning– wow! I also need to make a serious dent before Rhinebeck.

  10. susan says

    July 30, 2007 at 8:55 am

    Holy cow, that’s a lot of spinning. I love the color of that merino/tussah.

  11. Chris says

    July 30, 2007 at 8:55 am

    Lovely, lovely spinning! Me? I fell flat on my face for the whole tour, spun only about 4 times. The day the Tour started, I drove to Rochester, NY and completely forgot to pack my spinning stuff in the frenzy to pack all the dog stuff. Sigh.

  12. Deb says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:13 am

    It’s all so pretty – it makes me forget that I didn’t even come close to the correct guess! COngratulations – and can we assume there was no “doping” to accomplish all your beautiful spinning?

  13. Norma says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:14 am

    Man, oh MAN, that is a TON of fiber to spin. You’re amazing. That red tussah/merino is to DIE FOR!

  14. amanda says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:18 am

    nicely done carole! love the red tussah/merino blend…so vibrant!

  15. Jenny says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:18 am

    WOW! Inspiration for me to get my spinning butt moving!

  16. Kelly says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:37 am

    Way to go Carole! All of your spinning is beautiful!

  17. kmkat says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:39 am

    Yay for Carole! Yay for me! Woot! Fibery prize! And I just organized the worsted part of my stash last night. (gotta buy some more Rubbermaid storage boxes today)

    Thanks, Carole, and that is some awesome spinning you did!

  18. Beth S. says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:53 am

    Nice job, Carole! That’s a pound and a half of fiber, I think… pretty impressive! 🙂

    I love the merino/tussah. Sigh!…

  19. JessaLu says

    July 30, 2007 at 10:42 am

    Congrats to Kat!

    Beautiful spinning :o)

  20. Dave Daniels says

    July 30, 2007 at 10:51 am

    Thanks some AWESOME spinning! Next year I’ve got to pay closer attention to get in on this. 2007 is my Year of Spinning. 🙂 Congrats on cleaning out a little of your fiber stash. (Because I KNOW you got lots more left.)

  21. Teresa says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:02 am

    Oooooo…that Merino/Tussah is gorgeous! I love fall colors! That would be such a luxurious sweater!

  22. Sylvia says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:02 am

    No idea who dyed the NHSW merino, eh? Pretty stuff. Do you know the name of the colourway for the Chasing Rainbows merino/tussah? My best friend would like that especially.

    That’s going to be a big basket of glorious plied skeins. Wonderful!

  23. Jessica says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:14 am

    That *is* a lot of plying to do! But it’s all so pretty. You’re going to have some great new yarn. 🙂

    Congrats to Kat too!

  24. Leah says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:14 am

    Gorgeous stuff! I really need to make a goal to spin at least a little every day. It would certainly help with my consistency, I know!

  25. Jennifer says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:46 am

    Wow! You spun a lot and everything looks so pretty! Congratulatons to you.

  26. Chris says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:58 am

    Congrats, Kat! And congrats, Carole! 🙂

  27. Birdsong says

    July 30, 2007 at 12:08 pm

    Wow, what fun! You probably outspun me by three to one, even though I spun almost every day… I did ply-as-you-go; does that count for double? Hee, hee, I liked the comment about having your own little yarn shop.

  28. Cookie says

    July 30, 2007 at 1:33 pm

    WooHoo!

    You did a wonderful job!

  29. Lisa says

    July 30, 2007 at 3:22 pm

    And a lot of knitting coming up too!! Beautiful spinning.

  30. sandy says

    July 30, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    I couldn’t pick a favorite color of spun gold (because that is what it is to me, GOLD) if you paid me. I love them all so much, Carole! You have a wonderful eye for color!
    Have fun on the ply!

  31. Kristi aka Fiber Fool says

    July 30, 2007 at 4:58 pm

    Impressive! Congrats!

  32. DebbieB says

    July 30, 2007 at 5:04 pm

    Great job, Carole! You met your goal. I did too – I spun every day, some days more than others.

    Seriously in love with that merino/tussah from Chasing Rainbows Dyeworks and the merino from NHSW. Seriously.

  33. --Deb says

    July 30, 2007 at 6:18 pm

    Wow, you’ve been BUSY. It all looks fabulous, too!

  34. Karen says

    July 30, 2007 at 6:34 pm

    You did really well! It all looks great too!

  35. Lucia says

    July 30, 2007 at 9:41 pm

    I think I totally spaced that contest, along with a lot of other things. In any case, the yarn is gorgeous… can’t wait to see it plied.

  36. Teyani says

    July 30, 2007 at 11:50 pm

    your spinning looks so wonderful – congrats on getting all of that done. wow.

  37. Rachel says

    July 31, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    I was close! I think I guessed 24 ounces, because that seemed reasonable. That was my goal, too, but I failed miserably. Well done on your end, though!

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