Alison Hawke

Made my goal of two well-plied skeins on Tuesday 14th, one of mohair, one of suri/icelandic.  Both are small skeins, 102yds and 117yds, and both are two ply.  The skeins are balanced and the plying is even, I'm very happy with these.  My other goal is

Getting close to my "two well-plied skeins" goal now, still spinning every weekday.  I'm spinning on Tour de France rest days because my goal is not to follow them exactly. Friday 10th July Working on the second bobbin of suri/icelandic, probably about halfway through.

There are two separate Tour de Fleece's going on, the one I'm doing, and another one on Ravelry with prizes and hoopla. They both apparently started in 2006.  A highlight of the Tour de Fleece I'm signed up with is the list of participant

My goal for this year's Tour de Fleece is to spin every weekday of the Tour de France, and to have two decently plied skeins by the end.  I tend to rush the plying and so it can be more twisty than it should be.  Decided to leave