Friday, July 15, 2011

Woohoo! I have empty bobbins!

I've finally finished spinning up all the Goldie fleece that I had washed up. (There's still more in my sewing room. And that's last year's fleece...)

Fiber: Goldie 2010 fleece -(that's Shetland, for anyone who hasn't been keeping score)
Weight: 3-ply worsted - 11 wpi (or maybe 10. How close is close? How squished is squished?)
Yardage: 1580 yds.

The yardage is before washing and thwacking, but even with some shrinkage I have enough for a sweater, which was the goal. (And if I run out, there's always spare fleece still kicking around...)

I'm calling this done.

Tour de Fleece, goal one - finishing the Goldie Project. Woohoo!
Now to decide on goal two...
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Congrats fellow Tour spinner!

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  2. JoansieJuly 15, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    No pressure.....let's see you wearing that sweater at the "Sheep and Wool Festival"...lol.

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  3. AngieJuly 15, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Oh my gosh, that's beautiful yarn! Yay for empty bobbins!

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  4. DorothyJuly 15, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Beautiful!!

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  5. ErikaJuly 15, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    So pretty! Some day I really want to learn to spin!

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  6. quantumteaJuly 16, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    That looks like great yarn. I think goal #2 should involve some sort of alcohol and/or chocolate consumption.

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  7. BullwinkleJuly 16, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Wait ... when was this goal announced? Does it count?

    ;) Excellent! What a great position to be in: "now what?"

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  8. CookieJuly 16, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    Woo Hoo!

    I am so proud of you and Goldie!

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  9. WinterhartJuly 17, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Congratulations! That is going to be one beautiful sweater!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Excellent! Goldie will keep you wam forever.

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  11. LaurieAugust 6, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Very impressed! Looks like beautiful yarn. Pattern? Decided yet?

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