Yopping update #3 - Spin Spin Spin

Tour de Fleece ends today so I have been spinning every day since June 27th.  Sometimes spinning is carding, plying, washing, thwacking, weighing and measuring too. Today is the last day, although it sounds like we are going to go again in August when the actual Tour de France is happening.  Here is this week's progress:

two finished skeins - both chain plied

aiming for 3ply fingering - wish me luck

 

 

first bobbin done - starting 2nd bobbin today

finished spinning all the silk hankies - plan to ply it with fingering (see above) to make a silk/wool blend

first time with turkish spindle

turkish spindle plying

 I was gifted the turkish spindle by the same person that gave me his mother's spinning wheel.  It was a bag of treasures of various drop spindles and two turkish spindles and some fleece too.  There was also some weaving paraphernalia which I identified most of, for example:

antique boat shuttle (bobbin missing)

However, these two 'devices'?  Any ideas what these are? 

made from gourds

I have done a wee bit of knitting on the Dahlia, two panels done for the back, but a picture won't really show the progress so stay tuned for next week progress pics. 

I did finish the hot water bottle cover and have taken it to bed with me more than once this past week.  I am so happy with how it turned out. 

my side -  cotton

Imy aunt's side with re-cycled yarn

I had enough of the green to join one side, and used some left over of her yarn to do the other side.  The neck tie was the original from her cover. 

Otherwise the week has been cooking, sitting in the sun, a little walking, laundry, sleeping in the sun, reading, exercise classes (sometimes on the back deck), eating dinner on the deck (and breakfast and lunch too), and visiting my brother and his significant other in the sun.  Yes, the sun and warmth has finally reached us, and I am taking full advantage until the rains return.  (Which I think is tomorrow). 

 We drove by the local beaches yesterday and I was dismayed at the number of people there.  No-one seems concerned with the pandemic.  We didn't get out of the car, that is until we got a flat tire and had to wait an hour for BCAA to come.  Luckily where it happened we were near a shady tree, and by that time away from the crowds. 

I am happy to be at home today, on my own deck in the sun and away from the crowds.  I am obviously not ready for being around crowds! 

Yesterday visiting my brother was our first social distancing visit since late February.  Progress. 

Okay, the vacuum is calling my name - time to do a wee bit of housework before hitting the back deck again for some serious spinning. 

Don't worry dear readers I haven't forgotten your weekly pic fix:

So carry on all.  Stay safe.  Stay social distanced.  Stay calm (are you listening Mary-Anne). Stay well.