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I spent part of the day at the club playing around with small sailboats and socializing, followed by a BBQ at a friend’s house, so there was minimal spinning happening here. In place of actual progress, let me give you a few pictures.

Spirit Trail Fiberworks 50/50 merino/silk singles.

There is 4 oz each of Lichen (foreground) and Scottish Thistle (background) colorways. It is about 50 wpi.

It is amazing how slow it is to ply these 2 bobbins. As of the time I went to bed, I have about 2 oz of 2-ply yarn on the bobbin. But that means I still have about 5-6 oz to go.

Stage 3 of Le Tour contains hills. That will be my challenge today. Let’s see if I can finish plying this today.

Today is the start of Le Tour. First up is a Prologue. This is a short time trial to determine who wears maillot jaune on the opening day.

I’m using this day to finish up spinning some in progress singles I have on the miniSpinner. It’s 4 oz of Spirit Trail Fiberworks‘ 50/50 merino/silk in the Lichen colorway. I have less than an ounce left to spin. I plan to ply this with the Scottish Thistle that has already been spun. This is intended as lace weight warp for a weaving project (project yet to be determined).

A great way to warm up!

I’ve entered Le Tour de Fleece as members of 2 teams: Team Superfleece and Team Footloose. And just what is Tour de Fleece? The idea is to spin along with the Tour de France riders — spin along on the ride days. I last rode along for 2008.

Team Superfleece’s goal is to spin any Spirit Trail Fiber, Briar Rose Fiber, or a breed from the Knitter’s Book of Wool, or the KBOW Woolalong. My goal? Spin as many of the different wools listed in KBOW. Let’s see how many different breeds I can play with during this time. I don’t plan on finishing everything of that fiber, but enough of each fiber/blend to make a project, be it a pair of socks or a scarf.

Team Footloose is even easier — spin on a HansenCraft’s miniSpinner.

These 2 teams don’t conflict each other so I feel good about being able to satisfy both requirements.