More Tour de Fleece Progress Photos

The Tour de Fleece continues over at Ravelry.com and I'm getting lots of spinning accomplished thanks to it!  Here are more pictures of my spinning for you to enjoy.  :)

DAY 10 was a day of rest for the Tour de Fleece

GRAND OPENING OF MY ETSY SHOP!

The Purled Ewe Etsy Shop is NOW OPEN!  :)  
www.etsy.com/shop/ThePurledEwe

I'm so excited to be offering you my hand spun yarns and hand dyed yarn/roving.  More items will be added in time.  If you would like to stay up to date on new items listed in the shop, you can check here or go to my new Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ThePurledEwe.  

If you are a member of the Miami Valley Knitting Guild or live near Beavercreek, OH and would like to make a purchase, please contact me prior to purchasing and I'll provide you with a coupon code for FREE SHIPPING.  I can deliver your items to the next Guild meeting or we can arrange a pick up of your items.  

Thank you!  

Tour de Fleece: Progress Photos

Today marks Day 5 of the Tour de Fleece.  I'm thankful to have this event happening right now, as it helps soothe my mind during this difficult week.  I've spun every day of the event so far, and wanted to show you what I've been working on.

Etsy Shop COMING SOON! :)

I've been quite busy lately getting all the legal business requirements taken care of for my upcoming Etsy shop.  Checking off each TO DO item, and I think I now have everything I need to open up shop!  So happy! 

I will be officially launching The Purled Ewe Etsy Shop on MONDAY, JULY 8th!  :)  I'll make announcement here when the store goes live that day.  Just have to get some final things ready to go this week.

Wondering what I'll be selling in my Etsy shop?  Well, here's a taste...

Stay tuned for my Store Opening announcement!  :)

Tour de Fleece on the Horizon

Spinners are on Ravelry are a abuzz with talk about the Tour de Fleece starting this weekend.  As a new spinner, I had not heard of this event previously, but after learning about it this year, I decided to jump in...deep.  Not only did I sign up as a member of 6 teams, I am also going to captain a team!  

What is the "Tour de Fleece" some might ask?  Beginning in 2006, a member of Ravelry created this event for spinners to spin every day the Tour de France rides.  "They spin, we spin," tagline is mentioned on the Tour de Fleece forum group on Ravelry.  The event begins this year on June 29 and goes until July 21st.  When the Tour de France rests, we rest.  When they have a challenge day, we create our own challenges to work on.  It is THE event of the year for spinners.  You can join as many teams as you wish and enter to win prizes from those teams. 

Many captains ask that you create goals for yourself during the Tour.  My goals, thus far, are to spin for 30 minutes a day that the Tour rides, to make it through the roving I've set aside for this event, and to spin something I've never spun before.  

I'm very much looking forward to this, and it's a nice distraction from the impending anniversary of losing my twin sons on July 1st last year.  It's not an easy time for me, as you can imagine.  My fiber art definitely helps me through.

Saturday Sock Show Off Day!

Wanted to show you a couple of pairs of socks I've made in the last 2 months.  These are my first two pairs on DPNs (double pointed needles).  I was always scared of DPNs and had such a tough time using them in the past.  One of my goals for this year was to overcome my fear and make socks using DPNs, and I'm proud to say I ACCOMPLISHED MY GOAL!  :)   

Here are my knitted socks!  

HAPPY FEET!

An Afternoon With Sheep

On Wednesday, my hubs and I decided to get out of the house and over to Carriage Hill Farm Metropark for the afternoon.  It was a gorgeous, sunny day and we hadn't been over there in a few months to see the lambs. 

On our last visit to the farm, the sheep were being shorn, and were still in the barn.  It was lovely seeing them out on the pastures in the sunlight.  The Merino sheep are so wrinkly 
without all their wool.

Walking around the farm, we saw chickens, horses, mules, donkeys, cows, ducks, geese, honeybees, pigs, and piglets.  

The lambs have grown since we last saw them.  At times, they were close enough to the fence to pet them.  Just adorable!

It was difficult to get a good picture of the little black and white lamb.  This was was the best I could do.

We enjoyed walking around the farm, hiking around the ponds and woods, and seeing all the animals.  A great way to spend an afternoon.