Another good day of spinning here. It was an exciting and close race among the cyclists, though because of being a team time trial there wasn’t quite so much French scenery as on a normal race day.

I have finished my first bobbin of singles with my merino/silk. So 1/3 done, 2/3 left to go:

I think my progess will be slowing down from now on because my days will be busier with other bits and pieces which need to be done, but it is a good start 🙂

As you have probably gathered it has been a busy few months here! I can’t believe it has been more than 6 months since I last posted. I have been doing a bit of knitting and spinning in amongst everything else, and even taking some photos of it all. It will probably take me a while to sort all the photos out and catch up. I have decided to take part in the Tour de Fleece again this year, spinning along while watching the Tour de France, always good fun, and hopefully a good way to get me back into the blogging.

So, onward!

This year I am spinning yet more merino silk, it is lovely stuff, how can I resist (well it should be fairly clear by now that I can’t resist). This blend is 70% merino, 30% silk, from Wingham Wool Works. I think it is a fabulous colour, but am a little concerned that it wouldn’t be good near my face, so I am going to spin a fine-ish 3ply and make some socks.

Here is the progress before I started spinning today:

And here is the bobbin at the end of today’s spinning:

It is not terribly consistent (the racing got a bit exciting in parts!), but I am enjoying it, and hoping I will improve with practice.