Downton yarn
Downton BFL/Silk, 504 yds 2-ply
BellaBug is ready to for TdF ’14
I love participating in the Tour de Fleece. And although I didn’t accomplish as much as I’d hoped, I’m still calling this this year’s Tour a success. This was my first TdF using the wheel and BellaBug gave it her all. The challenge this year was about limited time and adapting my spinning habits to make it less stressful on my knees and back. I’m really pleased with the changes and the skein that was finished.
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Greenwood Fiberworks BFL/Tussah Silk
Downton colorway
504 yards fingering weight
Looking forward to next year’s Tour 🙂
Q – Beautiful. I love Greenwood Fiberworks. Such beautiful colors.
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Thank you 🙂 GF is a favorite of mine.
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Lovely. It looks totally scrummy!
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Thanks. I can’t wait to find a pattern.
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Very, very pretty! What are you going to make with it?
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Thanks, Judy. I’ve been looking for pattern. Maybe a shawl or cowl?
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It is a beautiful yarn 🙂 I call that a success!
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Thank you, Karen. Now to find the right pattern. 🙂
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Congrats on your TDF!!!! Your yarn looks beautiful and you got great yardage out of it.
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Thank you, Donna. This is the most yardage and consistency I’ve managed since I started spinning. 🙂
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That is a truly lovely skein — and although you may not have been able to accomplish all of your goals, at least working on helping yourself improve your posture while spinning, as well as improving techniques etc, far outweighs the quantity.
Quality over quantity – and if it was enjoyable, then indeed Janet – well done and accomplished!
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Thanks, Pat! 🙂 I think changing my posture helped me improve my technique.
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Beautiful yarn. Sometimes less is more!
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Thank you. 🙂
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I love your final yarn. It’s just calling to be knitted up. The colors are so soft and blend together very nicely. The yellow in the fiber makes the yarn look as though it is lit from within.
I have spun a lot of BFL/Tussah blend, so I know just how scrumptious the yarn feels. Congratulations.
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Thank you. I love this yarn so much. I’ve been swatching a few patterns and may have finally found the right one.
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As Pat has already said, quality over quantity. And that is some quality yarn 😉 I’d love to get my grubby mits on it. Are you blonde? I think that colour could look really nice on someone with fair hair.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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