Progress Update: I'm still plugging along on the pound of Corriedale top from Paradise Fibers in colorway Purple People Eater. I finished the first bobbin and started the second. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinners #handspun #paradisefibers #CorriedaleWool

I got some pictures of my Ravenwood Dragon Cloak in daylight, although not ideal pics of me necessarily. I'm very happy that I added the extra repeats, as I like the fit. #knitting #knit #knitlife #🧶 #yarn #knitters #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

Progress Update: I'm still plugging along on the pound of Corriedale top from Paradise Fibers in colorway Purple People Eater. I'm spinning singles at 25 wpi and splitting the top into 4 strips to try to keep the colors separate. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #handspun

I went back to working on the Welt Fantastic socks that I modified to be toe up, using the self striping yarn I dyed this summer at one of the dye parties our knitting group had. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitsky #🧶 #yarn #knitters #handknitting #handknitters #nevernotknitting #WeltFantasticSocks

I blocked it a little differently than the pattern called for because I modified it. The pics aren't good because the light is terrible and the yarn is wet. Hopefully, it dries quickly. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitsky #🧶 #yarn #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

Tonight, I got it off the needles, and I wove in all the ends, but I still need to wash it and block the ever loving bejesus out of it. But it's almost 10 pm so it'll have to wait until tomorrow. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitsky #yarn #🧶 #handknitting #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I got through the seventh and eighth charts and decrease rows, so now I'm down to 115 stitches per row from the original cast on of 547. One more chart to go, and the finishing rows. #knitting #knitlife #yarn #knitters #knitsky #🧶 #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I got through the sixth chart and decrease row, so now I'm down to 223 stitches per row from the original cast on of 547. Three more charts to go. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarnlove #yarn #knitsky #🧶 #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I got through the fifth chart and the fifth decrease row, so now I'm down to 277 stitches per row from the original cast on of 547. Four more charts to go. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarnlove #yarn #🧶 #handknitting #handknitters #knitsky #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I got through the fourth chart and the fourth decrease row, so now I'm down to 331 stitches per row from the original cast on of 547. Five more charts to go. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarnlove #yarn #🧶 #handknitting #handknitters #nevernotknitting #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I got through the third chart and the third decrease row, so now I'm down to 385 stitches per row from the original cast on of 547. Seven more charts to go. #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarnlove #yarn #knitters #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

Last week I got a present from my friend, but this is the first minute I've had to take pictures for Ravelry. Apple Fiber Studio on base McIntosh (Alpaca, Merino, and Nylon) in Beet and Japanese Maple. So fricking pretty and soft!! #knitters #knitting #knit #yarn #handknitting #🧶 #handknitters

I started a new spinning project using 16 oz of Paradise Fibers Corriedale top in color Purple People Eater. Spinning at 25 wpi and splitting each piece of top into 4 strips. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #paradisefibers #CorriedaleWool

I got through the second chart and the second decrease row, so now I'm down to 439 stitches per row from the original cast on of 547. Seven more charts to go. #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarnlove #yarn #knitters #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I got through the first chart and the first decrease row, so now it's 493 stitches per row instead of 547. 8 more charts to go. #knittersofig #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarnlove #yarn #knitters #handknitting #handknitters #nevernotknitting #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

I haven't posted after actually starting because I needed enough so you could see. It's 547 sts a row, so it took a bit (row 22). I modified the pattern to add sts because one size fits all is b.s. #knitters #knitting #knit #knitlife #yarn #handknitting #🧶 #RavenwoodDragonCloak

I won at plying bobbin chicken! I chain plied the singles of the Good Karma Farm batt that I started during Tour de Fleece. I got a DK, 11 wpi, 3 ply yarn, about 368 yards to 8.4 oz. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

I finished spinning the singles of the Good Karma Farm batt that I started during Tour de Fleece. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

Day 29 (August 3rd), Last Day of Tour de Fleece - Continued working on the singles of the Good Karma Farm batt and did one row of my Ravenwood Dragon Cloak. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #🧶 #yarn #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

8 pints of the Pickled Three Bean Salad from So Easy to Preserve except I used Hungarian Hot Wax peppers instead of bell peppers because I had a lot, and it'll give it at little kick. Also, more beans I canned yesterday.

Day 28 (August 2nd) of Tour de Fleece - Still working on the singles of the Good Karma Farm batt. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

Day 27 (August 1st) of Tour de Fleece - Still working on the singles of the Good Karma Farm batt. Forgot to post last night as it was really late. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

Tonight's hilarity part 2: Zucchini Sweet Garlic Dills, 6 pints. #gardening #zone5bgardening #foodallergygardening #foodallergy #cornallergylife #cornallergy #gardeners #Zucchini #CanningSeason

Tonight's hilarity part 1: Zucchini Quick Sours, 8 pints. #gardening #zone5bgardening #foodallergygardening #foodallergy #cornallergylife #cornallergy #gardeners #Zucchini #CanningSeason

Day 26 (July 31st) of Tour de Fleece - Yep, still working on the singles of the Good Karma Farm batt. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

Tonight's hilarity: 3+ pounds of Hungarian Hot Wax peppers processed into 7 pints of Pickled Yellow Pepper Rings, and a load of dishes. #gardening #zone5bgardening #foodallergygardening #foodallergy #cornallergylife #cornallergy #gardeners #HungarianHotWaxPeppers #CanningSeason

Day 25 (July 30th) of Tour de Fleece - Still plugging on the Good Karma Farm batt. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 24 (July 29th) of Tour de Fleece - Spun more faux-lags from the Good Karma Batt. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

This is my dry yarn from the yarn dyeing party. The neps did not dye and stayed their original colors. #TourdeFleece2025 #yarndyeing #YarnDyeingParty #ConcordNHKnittingGroup #wool2dye4

DAY 23 (July 28th) of Tour de Fleece - Spun more faux-lags from the Good Karma Batt, I'm going through the women's race, too. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

I got the second half of the green beans done after the dye party, 14 more quarts. Hopefully they all seal. #gardening #zone5bgardening #foodallergygardening #foodallergy #cornallergylife #cornallergy #gardeners #greenbeans #CanningSeason

DAY 22 (July 26th) of Tour de Fleece - We had a yarn dying party for my local knitting group. We did some long, 5 meter skeins for self striping, and I dyed the yarn with the neon and multi-colored neps I bought. #TourdeFleece2025 #yarndyeing #YarnDyeingParty #ConcordNHKnittingGroup #wool2dye4

DAY 22 (July 26th) of Tour de Fleece - Spun more faux-lags from the Good Karma Farm batt. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #yarn #🧶 #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

Canning season has officially commenced. 14 quarts of green beans. I probably have about that much to do tomorrow after the dye party as well. #gardening #zone5bgardening #foodallergygardening #foodallergy #cornallergylife #cornallergy #gardeners #greenbeans #CanningSeason

Garden update: More hot wax peppers, about 42 quarts of beans, and a boat load of zucchini and summer squash. Those aluminum trays are 12x18 inches. #gardening #zone5bgardening #foodallergygardening #foodallergy #cornallergylife #cornallergy #hotwaxpeppers #greenbeans #zucchini #summersquash

DAY 21 (July 25th) of Tour de Fleece - Spun more faux-lags from the Good Karma Farm batt. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 19 (July 23th) of Tour de Fleece - I started spinning my faux-lags from the Good Karma Farm batt, and I knit the first row (547 stitches) of the Ravenwood Dragon Cloak. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #GoodKarmaFarm #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 19 (July 23th) of Tour de Fleece - Since I finished my annual sample goal for my breed and fiber study, I get to spin something pretty. I decided to split the batt I got from @goodkarmafarm and use a piece of PVC pipe to make faux-lags so I could have smaller color repeats.

DAY 18 (July 22th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the cards for the Hebridean sheep fiber and for the Nylon fiber for my breed and fiber study. I finished my annual goal of getting 20 samples done this year!

So I ended up buying some more yarn to dye for the upcoming dye party. Oops. Supposedly, the multi-colored neps are supposed to keep their colors after dyeing and I got some sock yarn that comes in 5 meter circumference skeins for dyeing self striping yarn.

DAY 16 (July 20th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the cards for the Lleyn sheep fiber and for the Navajo-Churro sheep fiber for my breed and fiber study. #handspinning #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedandfiberstudy #LleynWool #NavajoChurroWool #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 15 (July 19th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the cards for the Cashgora fiber and for the Faroe Island (Faroese) fiber for my breed and fiber study.

DAY 14 (July 18th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the card for the Silk Mawatas/Hankies for my breed and fiber study. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinner #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #SilkMawata #TourdeFleece2025

Garden update: the pepper plants with Shawn for scale. The plants in the front have grown about six inches from last Saturday. Garlic looks ready to pull, and there's baby bush beans out there that will probably be ready soon. I'm also going to be picking hot wax peppers tomorrow.

DAY 13 (July 17th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the card for the Cormo wool for my breed and fiber study. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarn #🧶 #yarnspinning #yarnspinners #handspun #breedstudy #breedandfiberstudy #CormoWool #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 12 (July 16th) of Tour de Fleece - I knit the swatches and finished the cards for the Suri Alpaca and for the Silk Caps for my breed and fiber study. #handspinning #handspunyarn #handspinners #yarnspinning #yarn #🧶 #handspun #breedandfiberstudy #SuriAlpaca #SilkCap #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 11 (July 15th) of Tour de Fleece - Second swatch knitted, washed, and blocked. I think this is going to do it, but we'll see once it is dry. #knitting #knit #knit #yarn #🧶 #knitters #handknitting #handknitters #RavenwoodDragonCloak #TourdeFleece2025

DAY 10 (July 14th) of Tour de Fleece - Still swatching for my Ravenwood Dragon Cloak. I went up a needle size, and hopefully, it works once I get it finished, washed, and blocked. I'm pretty sure I'm going to add a pattern repeat or two as the neck opening seems small for me anyway.

DAY 9 (July 13th) of Tour de Fleece - My Tour is multicraftual, so I worked on swatching for my Ravenwood Dragon Cloak with yarn I dyed for it awhile ago. I'm pretty sure I need to go up at least a needle size.

DAY 8 (July 12th) of Tour de Fleece - I spun the last of my breed/fiber study sample goal for the year and washed them. While they dry I'm starting working through The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs. Yarn 1 is slub yarn, too much twist. Washing could help, but my next attempt will be on my Lendrum.