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Saturday, July 04, 2009

tour de fleece 2009 day one

I've missed you more.

I joined the Tour de Fleece this year (via Ravelry) because I can't live in my pyjamas behind shuttered windows like the past months anymore. I needed an intense distraction from the choke of my heart and the TdF was a last minute decision to get me moving and burying, or at least on my feet.

I'm not going to spin the whole 22 days-- instead I'll comb the latest lovely corriedale lamb fleece from Whitefish Bay Farm, spin it and knit Yvonne from CoCoKnits before the end of the challenge.

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Ready to go. Or at least move.

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(Not really ready. But still.)

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

::hug:: I missed your blog!

That fleece is gorgeous. We bought a cormo at Retzlaff that we're going to comb; maybe you should come down for a day and comb with us, Mast-a Comb-a!

Jessica said...

Yes! More combed fiber! And do you know what yarn you'll use for Yvonne?

adrienne said...

Wow, that's a gorgeous fleece, and wow! That's a lot to do, good luck!

Maia said...

Yum! Can't wait to see your progress. Good to have you back blogging.

Minou14 said...

I really missed your blog and I'm happy to see you're participating in the TdF too! I've been swooning over that fleece ever since you first posted it so I can't wait to see how it all turns out.

Part of my goal is also to wash and comb the fleeces I have here and you've been my inspiration for preparing raw wool. :)

Internet Of Things said...

This is a great bllog

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