I’m participating in the Tour de Fleece for the first time this year. It took a while, but I’ve picked out a selection of stuff to spin that should be do-able between now and the 26th, and has enough variety that I won’t die of boredom.

First up, some red/orange and blue Targhee 2-ply sock yarn that has been sitting around half-spun for several months. This will be a nice quick one, just do the second bobbin and ply. And it’s sorta appropriate for 4th of July, being all red and blue and whatnot.

Next up, 5.5 oz of blue/green Falklands wool that I plan to ply with an equal weight of gray Brown Sheep mill ends and make into some kind of shawl. I’ve seen some very successful examples of plying a colorful wool with a more monochrome one on Ravelry recently and these two will go well together, sort of a North Sea colorway.

After that, more sock yarn! A little over 4oz of superwash merino in “sno-cone” colors. I’ve found that leaving undyed areas really adds a lot of interest to the finished yarn and I can’t wait to see how this turns out as a 3-ply.

Then, some regular 60s count Merino that I want to spin because it’s just so darn purty.

And then this Grafton Batt (corriedale wool), which I want to make into singles with long stretches of color, and knit up into some fake Fair Isle mittens or gloves with a contrast color.

And, if I have time, this Shetland wool in autumn tones, because Shetland is so nice to spin.

I’m off to a late start because it took much longer to ply the 3-ply sock yarn I’ve been working on than I expected; I got a ton of yardage and it turned out spectacularly pretty. I totally understand all the 3-ply sock yarn fanatics on Ravelry now. It’s drying on the porch, so pictures tomorrow of that and my Tour de Fleece progress for today.