Until next year

The tour de france has just finished which means that it's time to look back on what I managed to knit and spin. This year got interupted by a trip to Scotland, and this time last year I hadn't learnt to spin yet so there was no repeat of last years mammoth effort!


I have however knitted a pair of socks from my own handspun, and a few squares for a p/hop afghan which is going to be auctioned in September.


On the spinning front I've managed 3 skeins in total.

98m of laceweight silk, just enough to work out I don't like spinning silk, and too little to actually be useful! It is pretty though.

Some sparkly fingering weight which is my first spindle spun yarn.

And some laceweight Teesdale wool.



Just so you don't start getting the wrong idea about me I also finished these over th last few days... the least said the better, they're going to the frog pond I've now knitted 5 individual legwarmers in an effort to make 2 complete pairs and suffered to get the sizing right on all of them. I declare defeat, the yarn is lovely soft alpaca, it can be something else!

Endings

I just finished my last day at my present school I will confess to shedding a tear over one delightful class who have been a delight all year. Others I could dance with joy at the thought of never seeing them again!
This is only a quickie as I have to leave the house in 20 minutes to go to my leaving do, and I am still wearing what I wore to school. I am however all organised for the last week of term. I'm taking our Year 12 pupils up to scotland for their Duke of Edinburgh Gold expedition, the packing has mostly consisted of me taking everything and the kitchen sink as I have no idea what I actually need, however most importantly the spindle that Natalie from the Yarn Yard posted for me has arrived so I can continue my effort for the Tour de Fleece.
I'm off to try and make myself look beautiful, see you in a week, check the twitter feed for updates on lost children!

Tour de France

Yet again I'm celebrating the Tour de France by joining in with not just a knitalong, but a spinalong.
Le Tour starts today, in the knitalong I'm part of Team Rabbobank and hopefully aim to knit lots of small items, think earning points, think sprinter so Green Jersey contendor.
In the spinnalong I'm part of Team UK and Team Yarn Yard and as a newbie spinner am classified as a Rookie. The aim of the Tour is simply to spin a little every day. The plan is to document this using Daily Mugshot, I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to get that working but am about to have a go.

Meantime, go Team Rabbobank!