This year I’m going to participate in the Tour De Fleece. Mostly because all the other cool stuff (like NaNo and Knittng Olympics) happens during parts of the year when I’m too worn out from 60 hour work weeks to challenge myself to anything more than a garter stitch dishcloth. But the Tour De Fleece happens in July, when my work is slow and I have free time.
My challenge? Spin a sweater. More specifically, spin, ply and finish enough yarn for a sweater in 23 days, 21 actually since there’s two Mondays in there that are rest days. Spin two pounds of wool…in 21 days…in July…in the South.
I must be crazy.
I have a month to prepare. TDF doesn’t start until July 2nd (it mirrors the Tour De France, in case you didn’t get the correlation). That gives me June to dye the wool and spin some samples. I don’t usually sample, but since this is the first time I’ve approached a project of this scale, I think it might be a good idea. I’ve been wanting to “spin a sweater” for quite awhile now but I’ve doubted my fortitude. I still doubt my fortitude but I’m going for it anyway.