home stretch

I've spent the last couple of days going through the list of participants and checking out the blogs (for those who had blogs to link to), and reading emails and looking at pictures some of you sent me, and all I can say is what I keep saying:

Wow.

And not just about the spinning -- about the knitting, gardening, local eating -- there are some very busy people out there, and I'm truly awed and humbled.

More on that later -- for now, I've got to get to the market, listen to today's Tour de Fleece podcast, and then settle in to watch the time trials -- who knew this Tour would turn into a nailbiter at the end?

I'll probably be back on Monday, rather than tomorrow, with some final thoughts, pictures, and a wrap up.  Until then, good spinning and Vive Le Tour!

Comments

[Kim]

Thank you, again, for putting this together. It has been my first Tour and it was most enjoyable. I haven't sent photos, but they are posted on my blog. http://thekniterella.blogspot.com

[katherine]

You're most welcome, Kim -- your Briar Rose Merino is a beautiful colour, and turned out really nicely!

[Laura]

1 more ounce to spin, & then 8 ounce to ply. Considering even as late as yesterday I was so sick that doctors wanted to hospitalize me, I'm flabergasted at my progress. I'm going to finish today.

Sadly, never replaced my camera during the process so I don't know if I'm going to get to post pictures or not. But I assume you'll trust us if we say that we're done, right?

[Suzanne]

Well, I met my challenge and spun every day. The results: very sore arms in the early days of the tour, piles of dirty laundry by day six, and 38 oz. of yarn to show for it by day 20 -- soooo worth it ;) I'll try to keep the momentum going and look forward to next year's challenge. Merci beaucoup, Katherine.

[Lillian]

I finished last night and put up a picture this morning - http://threadoryarn.blogspot.com/2008/07/tour-de-fleece-finished.html