Tour De Fleece 2017

Well, I only managed 1 skein of yarn and finish another after the Tour De Fleece was over.  My goal this year was to spin at least an hour each day.  I've been busy with sample knits so spinning has kind of gotten left behind on some days.  My usual goal is to spin every day.

My first skein was fiber I got from my birthday.  It was 4 oz of Superwash Merino Roving from Pigeon Roof Studios called Tropical Flower.  I got 275 yards of fingering weight yarn.

Next was 5 oz of SqueeZins from Treadle Handspun yarn along with almost 2 oz of sample fiber.  I got 478 yards of sport weight yarn.

I hope to spin more next year!

Studio Three

Apparently I won a gift certificate last year with my Best In Show Spinning at the Arizona State Fair.  I say apparently because I didn't know about it till late last year.  The gift certificate never came with the ribbon I got.  I finally got a chance to go up to Prescott to use it.  It's about a 5 hour drive if we drove straight up.  We didn't.  We broke up the trip with a stop in Phoenix.  I was worried that we wouldn't be able to go because they are still fighting the Goodwin Fire up there.  Luckily they had about 40% contained before we went up.  We didn't stay long because my oldest suddenly got sick and felt better once we left.  Here is what I got.

The fiber and yarn is dyed by a local dyer about 10 miles from Prescott.  It was great shopping for yarn and fiber in person.  I often have to buy via the Internet since there are no LYS.

Here are some pictures of our drive up to Prescott.  Lots of areas still smoking and burnt near the highway.