Antsy

It's like antsy with a good helping of startitis. I want to do so much, like, right now. The month of June brings with it the start of the Tour de Fleece. For the non-spinner, it's an event on Ravelry that runs along side the Tour de France. But instead of bicycles we have spinning wheels and spindles. From June 29th to July 21st I, along with my other spinning counterparts, will make the effort to spin everyday the cyclist ride (there are 2 rest days) and to obtain any personal goals we've set for ourselves. My spinning time a day will be limited to the evening hours since my toddler is strangely attracted to my spinning wheel and I'll have to wait until he's in bed. My personal goal is to spin 26.79 ounces of my fiber stash. This goal is roughly half my stash before I went on my little fiber field trip last weekend. There is also a challenge day. For the cyclist, this is the day they climb a mountain. For me, I need to try and challenge myself. I'm trying to decide between spindle spinning that day, spinning the bamboo (super slippery stuff) I have in my stash or teaching my husband to spin that day. We will see. I have until July 18th to decide. I'm am so looking forward to this spinning frenzy! Last night I finished plying the experimental fiber I had on my wheel so it will be open for the start of the Tour tomorrow. By experimental I mean that this is fiber that I didn't really care for so I used it to play with my technique. It was fun and informative. I even started to like the fiber a little better. I plan on using my brand new Turkish spindle from Threads Thur Time. Beautiful! I, of course, will be using my Ashford Kiwi spinning wheel. This is a wonderful beginner wheel. I also joined some teams for the Tour. I will be spinning with Team Spin Your Stash, Team Must Stash, Team Kiwi and the Rookie Team as this is my first time. Good luck to you all and your teams. Well, we'll see you all at the finish line!