Foxyie's Fibery things..

tour de fleece day 3

foxyie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:41:29 +0000

it’s day 3 and i’m feeling pretty good!..even though i got a late start again today..but i did hit my 4 oz goal!

3 pm i started carding batts

and around 6pm i started spinning.. got these yarns..

the pink one is corespun and mainly bulky i’d say..

the green is mine and will become a blanket square.. the purple/pink/brown was made to match 2 yarns i spun last year.. i needed more yardage

I also plied what i spun yesterday..wasn’t too happy with the angle of the twist i was getting..but i’ll live

and now my knee hurts so i’ll prob focus on spindling tomorrow.. its time to rest!

tdf day 2

foxyie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:32:02 +0000

last night i stayed up fairly late as i have been doing.. so i started spindling more of the norweigan top.. which is a double duty project as i’m going to use it for a laceweight singles sal in spinner central on ravelry..

I got on the wheel at 3pm and spun until 7..which only ended up being a little over one bobbin worth

I also watched the tour de france for the first time ever! it was kinda nice.. good to spin to..
hoping to knock out 4 more ounces tomorrow

the tour de fleece

foxyie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:09:05 +0000

I’m spinning for the tour de fleece on ravelry.. i thought today would be a bust cause i was going out for 4th of july celebrations..but i ended up spinning for a good part of 5 hours.. maybe an ounce of this norwegian wool top that i dyed

a heavy laceweight or fine fingering?

I plan on taking pictures and posting my progress every day..perhaps that will help keep me motivated!

see ya tomorrow!

how long has it been?

foxyie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:21:37 +0000

wow.. i surely let this thing go!..but i’m back with lots of pictures

this is the personal stash spinning i’ve been up to..

from gales fiber arts
self striping dyed by me
foxyie batt
from sweetpea fibers

and i also got some knitting done.. arm warmers!

and i’m sleepy so i don’t feel like typing much more.. perhaps i’ll be back tomorrow with the spinning i’ve done for the shop..night!

tick tock

foxyie — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:35:50 +0000

oh this week has been a bit hectic

i still have been spinning and trying to knit butnot much else.. lots of sleep

hopefully lots more will be posted next week!

I got my Phat Fiber Box!

foxyie — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:34:36 +0000

or i got it a few days ago actually.. i’ve been too busy spinning and knitting the samples..i’ve been too lazy to post about it.. oops..heh

it’s soooooooo fantastic! all of the samples are great! it’s so hard to pick a favorite

i’ll be posting more about the box once i get some spun/knit pics

off to spin some more..

yay for socks

foxyie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:07:27 +0000

i’m soooo happy with my first handspun sock!

i need to add a heel but i won’t do that until i finish me other sock..which will hopefully be this weekend

been working on handspuns

and listing new items in The Shop

and now once again it’s time for bed so i won’t be exhaused for my “real” job..le sigh..
maybe i won’t forget to visit the bloggy tomorrow!

lots of pics

foxyie — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:44:27 +0000

i finally have some pictures..mostly of what i’ve been working on and some i already talked about

the neckwarmer i made for my cousin:

the cat bed:

I’ve been knitting this sock:

and spinning these batts:

today i also dyed some tops..about half of them i’ll end up spinning..but i got quite a bit more to dye.. i’m going to try to tackle those during the week.

i want to get some really bright shades..i’ll have to experiment..so that will be fun

at least it will be friday

foxyie — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:36:50 +0000

i carded a set of batts today which i am now just remembering i need pictures of.. darnit

i’m glad i got a few things done..
snapped some pics of yarn that will be listed tomorrow, started a single for a 2 ply, got some yarn set and drying

tomorrow i HAVE to start dyeing tops..i haven’t listed any new ones in a long time

and now i must go to bed or i’ll be too tired for my “real” job..ugh

these titles never get better

foxyie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:32:10 +0000

ya see? i’m already getting lazy with this blog..
i need to get on the ball with more dyeing..of course now i think i’m getting sick..woke up with a sore throat.

le sigh

i’m happy though that i did get some spinning done today.. 3 yarns under 2 oz. they will most likely be used for my handspun blanket.

and i also used one of the horrible rovings i dyed on saturday to make some cutie batts

hoooooopefully i’ll get a chance to do some dyeing tomorrow..at the very least i plan on taking pictures so i can list a few yarns.
yep yep..