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WIP-it Wednesday...

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 ...yeah, I missed last week.  With the winding down of Tour de Fleece, I completely forgot about the WIPs. I love spinning for TdF, but by the end I'm so tired that all I want to do is read! And then there's home maintenance stuff that derailed me. We had a plumber come out and debug our water pressure problems - pressure reduced by more than 50% after the water ran for a minute, making showers take longer than normal and watering the garden almost an impossibility. Fortunately, the plumber fixed the problem, but verified that we needed a new water heater. We knew it was at the end of its life, so better to replace it now before things went south. We're replacing it with a tankless water heater, which directly impacts my studio. The need to run a new gas and electrical line. My studio used to be the garage and all the pipes run through the ceiling. 😐 So, I've spent the last few days emptying the cabinets and storage areas below the portions of the ceiling where the pi...
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Eye Candy Friday...

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...I can't believe it's August! Our garden path in August: The naked lady flowers are blooming: the sunflowers continue to bloom: and the snapdragons are trying very hard:
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Tour de Fleece 2025 Finale...

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 ...the last spin and the recap. Tour de Fleece, 7/27 last day I finished spinning Vineyard Variation [ Ravelry ] that I started yesterday. and close-up: Specs: Started 7/26/2025 Finished 7/27/2025 Falkland (3.8 oz.) from The Yarn Wench  60.4 yds. chain-ply, 10 WPI  Tour de Fleece Recap Stats: Plied 2 sets of singles started before the Tour: 327.1 yds. Spun 12 yarns --Total ounces spun: 48.9 oz. --Total yardage: 1,643.05 yds. Yardage grand total: 1,970.15 yds. Row 1: Pumpkin Spice, Japan, Flahriduh, Sprite Row 2: Grapevine, Peacock Zen Row 3: Spill The Wine, TdF 2024, Sangria Sunset, Alice Row 4: Portsmouth, Jingle Bells, Indigo Ikat, Vineyard Variation
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Tour de Fleece 2025, 7/26...

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 ...rolling towards the end! This is Indigo Ikat Handspun [ Ravelry ]: and the close-UP Specs: Started and finished 7/26/2025 Merino (3.8 oz.) from The Yarn Wench 54.2 yds., 6 WPI Plied with Bernat Matrix color 02110 and Berroco Opulent TX in 7809
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Tour de Fleece 2025, 7/25...

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...and another finish. I chain plied Jingle Bells [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up: Specs: Started 7/23/2025 Finished 7/25/2025 Merino-Camel-Silk (4.0 oz.) from Greenwood Fiberworks 233.3 yds. chain-ply, 14 WPI
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Eye Candy Friday...

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 ...and a Tour de Fleece update. First the eye candy. Our yard is in and in-between state. There are only a few things blooming. In the courtyard, the hibiscus is blooming again: < and the purple calibrachoa is going strong. Tour de Fleece, 7/23 I started spinning Jingle Bells [ Ravelry ], a merino-camel-silk blend from Greenwood Fiberworks. Tour de Fleece, 7/24 I finished spinning the singles for Jingle Bells [ Ravelry ]:
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WIP-it Thursday...

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...Forgot to post this yesterday. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Mom's cookbook (cooking) Finished organizing mom's recipes and made some edits. Seaology (cross stitch) Worked on the lighthouse block. No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]   Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting) Website (other)  Queued for Starting: Sun and Moon quilt--no official name yet (quilting) Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch) Happy Pumpkin needleroll (cross stitch) Herding Cats quilt (quilting) La Cat-trina quilt (quilting) Peaceful Night (cross stitch) Road to Chaos (quilting)   Sea Dandelion (cross stitch) IDJ (It's Dead, Jim): Chaca II (needlepoint) UFOs/Hibernation: Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint) Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [ Ravelry ]  Sky Lanterns Shawl (...
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