Le Tour de France

  • handspun yarn,  Knitting,  Le Tour de France,  rib stitch,  Spinning

    Winter Warmer Handspun Scarf

    Brrrrrr… With the cooler weather in the northern hemisphere already set in, and starting to think about it in the southern climes, the time is nigh to set the wheels in motion for making sure that keeping warm this winter will be a comfortable affair, so knitting has commenced! The first ‘knit off the block’ is a handspun, scarf with the addition of colourful flecks to enhance that winter coat or sweater. I decided to be cheeky and add a teaser. This scarf is a chunky weight and will be medium length. It’s still in its early stages – I knitted as I was watching Santos Tour Down Under, though…

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    Tour de Fleece

    For those who think I have gone totally balmy talking about a ‘Tour de Fleece’ – no, I haven’t. The Tour de Fleece is a spinning competition that runs alongside the Tour de France, and this year started on 4th July and ending on the 25th July, with the same rest days in between. The idea of the competition is to give yourself a goal with spinning, whether it be just sitting for longer at your wheel, creating a new designer thread, spinning that kilo of fleece you’ve been putting off, or sitting and watching the Tour de France and spinning at the same time. Prizes were awarded in different…