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hooray!  spinzilla has officially concluded and at midnight my time zone all the yardage should have been submitted and the finally team tallies will begin. I really pushed myself this year and placed my goal well outside of my reach.  at times I wasn't sure if I'd even make it.  even my hubby had to cheer me on and give a pep talk about keep working to meet my goal.  it was was close there for a few  hours (a day).  my goal this year to spin 5 km.  That is 5468 yards (5000 meters). at the end of it all, I did make my goal and passed it by just over 100 meters (technically 168 meters). here is my schedule for the week and what actually was  spun.  I was bummed I didn't get to the Sweet Georgia fiber I wanted to spin for this year, but I was unsure of with kind of prep that was needed, I decided to pass in order to make my mileage. of course I plied everything into a 2 ply yarn, so the mileage includes plying credit. three days I spun ...

didn't think there would be a part two.  however, receiving more wooly goodness tuesday and getting my spinning schedule worked up there is a need to update! I picked up one of these (actually two) of the Woolery's Spinzilla special Spinzilla 2017 Fiber packs. it is so soft and gorgeous i person.  this is the first time I have ordered fiber online and wasn't sure if I would like it. usually, I'd rather pick up fiber in person, so I can feel it and get an idea of what it looks like in person (colors, texture, depth, etc).  and the personal experience is better.  plus when my hubs goes along, he likes to help pick out colors and new fiber to challenge me with. I also purchased the Spinzilla 2017 Colorway from Sweet Georgia called fire starter. with eight fiber selections to work through this year, I'm really looking forward to the fun.  my goal is to reach 5456 yards (8047 meters) worth of spinning.  that's a 5k (3.1 miles)!  last year ...

it's that time of the year again ...Spinzilla!  Very excited about this year because I have a better plan for prepping my fiber and my goal is within reach of last year's final yardage. UPDATED: here are some pics of what I began (and finished) for the pre spin to ensure that my wheel is working properly and I remember how to spin.  I opted for finishing the fiber that I had already began to spin, but was trying my patience and needed more work. picked up a cat/dog brush to help work out the compaction in the fiber you can see the little dreds there. fluffy little clouds of fiber, after being worked through with the brush singles waiting to be plied finished plying and ready to be measured and wound I am starting this year with - some warm up spinning (see above), clearing my bobbins, attaching new leaders, and buying new fiber that will be a delight to spin. last year I fell short by a couple bobbins, so I immediately bought more afterwards...

my first spinzilla event and I did great!  I spun 3257 yards of yarn and at this point not sure what I'll do with it?!  some I will use in color work for a sweater I have in the queue and others not sure at all.  there's a lot of wool, some mixed with silk and alpaca.  I have some gradients and solids.  all of which I am quite proud of.