Less Wool to Put in My Will

Kelly has finished a monumental spinning project. We have lots to discuss about our projects, dog shows, summer house projects, and general summer fun.

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Marsha’s Projects

Spinning: Finished! Another combo spin, this time with fiber from Pat Eisner that she put in the destash room at NoCKRs. About 1,000 yards of 3-ply worsted weight yarn.

Cheviot Top: Finished! 8 oz braid of Cheviot Top in hot pink. Have 572 yards of 2-ply fingering weight.

Socks: Using Patons Kroy sock in the colorway Blue Striped Ragg. Finished first sock and halfway down leg of second.

Spacetime 18: Heidi Kirrmaier. Using my handspun Flowers From My Garden. On hold.

Simple Shawl by Jane Hunter. Using my Into the Whirled handspun.

Rag Rugs: I put the warp on the loom and threaded the heddles. Now I need to thread the reed, and sew fabric strips together. I plan to make two 24”x36” rugs.

Deer Scarf: Ben and his roommates rescued a concrete deer lawn ornaments. I am making a red scarf for the deer to wear this holiday. Brought on an overnight trip and had my friend Sue knit on the scarf.

Weaving Studio: It’s a work in progress. 

Kelly’s Projects

Fireweed Sock sock two is still in the leg. Worked on it while the handspun sweater was in a time out! 

I am back to working on the Lace and Fade Boxy by Joji Locatelli. I’m using a merino silk handspun along with a skein of Sincere Sheep Vernal (silk/linen). I had a mistake in the lace pattern somehow because my stitch counts got off so I ripped back about 4 inches and am back on track.

Finished spinning the 2018 CVM that I’ve been carding since November. Total yardage isn’t calculated, but I spun almost 700 g (1.5 lbs) of yarn. I have three colors. Dark and medium blue-green and then a red-purple. They were all dyed with the same dyes and the colors were blended in the batts. 

Combing the remaining CVM. I have two-pitch wool combs from Red Barn Farm from long ago. I had about 1.5 lbs left of the fleece that I plan to comb. So far I have about 120 g of combed top. I timed myself to see how long it took to comb an ounce (28 g) of fiber. It took about 45 minutes and I got 4 balls (about 14 g) of combed top. Slow process with lots of waste. But the fiber is really nice!

Washing Ernest. First time processing merino. Very greasy. Six 1 lb batches. Overnight cold soak of the whole fleece. Two very hot washes in a pot on a burner using Dawn. Two very hot rinses. Still greasy. Two batches got an extra wash and seem a little felted. 

International Tour de Fleece YouTube binge:

Mijn Wolden: Jente spins and dyes mostly local Belgian wool. She does all the fiber crafts with her handspun.

Etienne is somewhere in Québec. He spins on a Canadian production wheel. 

Also watched Knitting with Ève (Montreal) and Piiamt (Estonia) Tour de Fleece content. 

Summer Spin In 

Now until September 1. All spinning and making with handspun yarn counts. Preparing fleeces also counts. Let’s go!

Monterey County Fair Wool Show

See page 31 of the exhibitor handbook for these details.

Fleece Judging: Saturday, August 9, 9 am at the Fairgrounds. In person at the Fairgrounds in the wool room and on Zoom. Message me if you want the Zoom link. Sheila January is judging. Handspun and handcrafted judging is usually the next day, same time and location.

Wool Auction: Labor Day, Monday, September 1. At the Community Stage rather than the Livestock pole barn. Auction goers get into the fairgrounds before the fair opens to the public. Enter at Gate 3, auction starts about 11:30 but there is open viewing time for at least an hour or so prior. I think I arrived about 9 am last year. 

Lambtown Festival

Lambtown is October 4-5 (workshops start Oct 2) in Dixon, CA. 

2KnitLitChicks Podcast Get Together 

September 18-21 at Lake Tahoe, CA