The Tour de France is coming! It begins on Saturday, July 7th. I can hardly believe it's been a year but here we are again and I am really excited. Welcome to the second annual Tour de Fleece - an online spin-along for people who spin yarn and play with fiber.
The first Tour de Fleece was in 2006. Click here to read about it. We had 16 spinners but I hope to have even more this year. The concept is simple, They spin, we spin. A real spinning themed spin-along.
Want to participate? There are three ways. You choose - do one, two or all three:
1. Sign up in the comments here. Feel free to link to photos or your blog if you have one.
2. We also have a Flickr pool here. Join the group and show off your homespun in the pool!
3. Be sure to check out the Craftster board as well. Also, check out the Craftster board for completed objects. Yes, there will be 2 boards on Craftster, one for discussion, one for pictures of yarn, etc.
Guidelines (NOT RULES):
1. Spin every day the Tour rides, if possible. Saturday July 7th through Sunday July 29th. Days of rest: Monday, July 16th, Tuesday July 24th. (Just like the actual tour)
2. Spin something challenging Wednesday July 25th. (The last hard climbing mountain stage in the Pyrenees - Col d’Aubisque)
3. Take a button if you want one. Then we can use the button on our blogs in show of solidarity. Take it from here or grab a clean one from the flickr pool.
4. Wear yellow on Sunday July 29th to announce victory. Why not wear yellow on any day you feel particularly successful? (Yellow is the color of the race leader in the Tour - but here we are all 'race leaders')
5. Other colors if desired: Green (sprinter - think FAST), Polka-dot (climber - as in uphill), and white (rookie)
6. In the event I am the ONLY person doing this, no public mocking.
Known participants:
1. star (aka knitwit) (aka ME)
2. Jacki (aka lufah)
3. Amy
4. Raynbow
5. Soprano Spinner
6. Vanillaxlight
7. Star217 (stickyfingers)
8. nicolassa
9. chipper
10. ivycircle
11. TheBon
12. betzi
13. Olivia (aka eatmoreplants)
14. Rachel (you don't have to have a blog)
15. Chante (aka Harlem Purl)
16. Stacy Z
17. isamax
18. JoyousBohemian
19. AgentAlmost
20. Soth
21. Wendy
22. Amy Boogie
23. Abe-hap
24. Erica
25. Jennifer
26. Guernseygal
27. Margene
28. ErickaJo
29. Jane
30. Becky
31. Ann-Marie
32. Maia
33. Marie
34. Rebecca
35. Purlewe
36. Naomi
37. Velmalikevelvet
38. Lee-Fay
39. Rachel
40. Carole Knits
41. Birdsong
42. Holly
43. Cindy
44. Chris
45. April
46. Kristi aka Fiber Fool
47. Yvonne
48. Bunny Queen
49. Mama-E
50. Jenny
51. Lisa
52. DebbieB
53. Mistress Batty
54. Nishanna
55. Sereknitty
56. Spininmamma3
57. Taueret
58. Moze
59. Ra
60. Judy
61. Libby
62. Angela
63. Karen
64. Cherizac
65. Kimberly
66. Nancy
67. Peggy
68. Judy T.
69. KC
70. Liz Lafferty, Fiber Addict
71. Vicki in Michigan
72. Miss Violet
73. aelfiles
74. Marcel
75. Jane
76. Callejane
77. Donna B.
78. Kim in NJ
79. Valley
80. Bonnie
81. Kathie
82. Peachymanaangel
83. Sam
84. Ilona
91. Tempospinner
92. Meghan
93. Alice
94. Fiberjoy
95. Shell
96. Lynn
97. Elizabeth
98. Gomerriffic
99. The Redhead
100. Tehandehness
101. Saellis05
102. Sarahbird
103. KaeMarie
104. Keri
105. Smartlittlelena
106. Marmee
107. Ashley
108. Elsje
109. Liz aka Hobbledehoy
110. Mle
111. Catie
112. Jan
113. Dudleyspinner
114. FiredupFairy
115. Redford Phyl
116. Robin
117. Dragon knitter
118. Mistress of Fiber
119. K2Karen
120. Tara
121. Rae
122. Funfairiegirl
123. Robin
124. CC
125. Tonyia
126. TheShizzKnit
127. Susie
128. 4th Gen Fiberholic
129. Margaret
130. Kath (sadly bloggless) in hot, hot, hot Tucson
131. Nancy
132. Natalie
133. Amanda
134. Theboythatspins
135. Judy
136. Craftycrafter
137. Michelle La Wooldancer
138. Loretta
- Your name here! (I'll add you and link to your blog)
Still have questions? Try the Tour de Fleece FAQ page.
Is it wrong that I'm so geekily excited by this? Count me in. http://www.yarnzombie.net Yay!
ReplyDeleteAdd ME, Add MEE!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's geeky at all. I have been waiting all year for this!!
Amy
http://amysbabies.blogspot.com
I'm in too! I don't usually get a chance to spin every day, but I'll at least try!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm in again. It was a great motivator last year. Plus I need some serious yarn for the Fair!!
ReplyDeletewww.shadowlandwest.blogspot.com
This is such a great idea! I'm in! My blog is peaceloveandcrafts.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete(I'm 'eatmoreplants' from craftster)
I don't have a blog/site, but I will spin every day!
ReplyDeleteRachel
I missed out last year but I would love to join in the fun for this year. Count me in!
ReplyDeleteChante
Oh Girlfriend YOU KNOW you can add me!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited!
ReplyDeleteGreat opportunity to "destash" (not to mention the "restashing"...)
Gabi
Oh heck yeah, I'm game!
ReplyDelete(http://lanasdelibelula.com/blog)
Hi Star! you've already added me (thanks btw!) but i'm officially adding as a fellow blogger. I'm so excited! This will be a blast!
ReplyDeleteI'm down (like a winter coat hee-hee) stickyfingerscrafts.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI'm star217 from craftster
Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteI'll be happy to play along
Amy Boogie
http://www.spunkyeclectic.com/wp
Hi I would love to join in the fun :)
ReplyDeletehttp://abehap.squarespace.com
Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteAmy
http://www.spunkyeclectic.com/wp
Sign me up too! I wanted to join last year, but just didn't have the time. This year, I'm all over this!
ReplyDeleteI read about this over on Amy's blog and think I'd like to try! Count me in. http://craftylilly.typepad.com
ReplyDeleteCount me in :-) School breaks up on the 6th so the timing is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI'm in....I'm in!! What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteMargene
http://zeneedle.typepad.com/
I am so in. It's been a rough year for my storage space, with all the fiber festivals. There will be a few days on the road, but that's why we have drop spindles!
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ErickaJo
I want to play too! It will make me keep my resolution of spinning at least 15 minutes every day.
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun. Count me in!
ReplyDeletei would love to participate
ReplyDeletehttp://thechickswithsticks.blogspot.com
Yes! Hubby is a big Tour fan, I am a spinning fan, and yellow is my favorite color. It is so right for me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Please sign me up!
ReplyDeleteMy blog is http://needleloca.blogspot.com
I'm in too! Didn't find out about this last year till it was almost over.
ReplyDeleteRebecca
http://www.heartknits.wordpress.com
I've been waiting all yr to do this again. http://purlewe.typepad.com/
ReplyDeleteI'm in!
ReplyDeletei *totally* must do this! my boyfriend and i are big tour fans, and even though we'll be backpacking for the first week (doh!), we'll be watching, and now, I'll be spinning too! thanks, add me please,
ReplyDeletevelmalikevelvet
http://velmasworld.blogspot.com
I don't have a blog, but I do have some enthusiasm for spinning every day.... thanks for organising.
ReplyDeleteI saw the link for the Tour de Fleece through Margene's blog, and it sounds like a great idea! I'd love to join, and have some real motivation to start spinning up some of my stash.
ReplyDeleteI saw this on Margene's blog and it sounds like a great idea. Sign me up, please!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea! Count me in.
ReplyDeleteOh, count me in! I need some balance from all the flipping socks knitting for SOS2007 and the 52 Pair Plunge.
ReplyDeleteHolly
www.proseknitic.de
This sounds like way too much fun. I wanna do it, too. Please sign me up.
ReplyDeletehttp://knitwonpurltoo.blogspot.com
Cindy
I spent June buying 4 spinning wheels. Spending July spinning seems appropriate, not to mention productive and fun. so count me in!
ReplyDeleteCount me in too!
ReplyDeletehttp://crafterscupboard.blogspot.com/
I'm in! It'll be a good motivator!
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.designedlykristi.com
Count me in. What fun! I've been telling myself I need to spin every day, and here's the incentive.
ReplyDeleteOooo! Incentive to get moving with my spinning. I've been in a spinning funk lately and haven't touched the wheel in a few weeks. Count me in, please.
ReplyDeleteI'm in! I love Le Wheel and I LOVE Le' Tour!
ReplyDeletewhoops! www.mamaespot.com
ReplyDeleteI'm in -- I will be on vacation the first couple of days of the tour, but I guess that is what Spindles are for! Jenny http://www.jennysbelly.com
ReplyDeleteI'd love to join too! Count me in.
ReplyDeleteI want to play too! I love spinning in the company of others. No blog, though.
ReplyDeleteDebbieB
I know I left a comment on the Craftster thread, but I thought I'd leave one here too with my information....
ReplyDeleteMistress Batty
http://www.battysboutique.net/blog
I can't wait to begin!
Hey, i'm joining in too.
ReplyDeleteHttp://nishanna.livejournal.com
I have got to get back to spinning regularly. This will certainly give me incentive and a target to hit. Thanks for the challenge. Sign me up.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo- I thought there were more spinners last year!!! Hard to believe it's already been a year, but I'm in again!!! http://spininmamma3.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletespinning every day? What is not to like about that!? Count me in.
ReplyDeleteCount me in--I need a kick in the wheels to get this roving finished!
ReplyDeletehttp://mozemen.blogspot.com
oh hey, can I play too? saw the knitting version of the tour but it wasn't for me. Now I have a load of bleu de maine that is all carded up and ready to go but I'm terrified to start it. This could be the kick in the pants I'm looking for.
ReplyDeleteCan't spin every day as I'm away driving two days a week, but I'd like to join in when I can.
I need this motivation! Please add me too. http://happyacres.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeletesign me up,but I may miss a day for the Vermont 100 mile ride. Libby www.invernessfarm.com
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like great fun! Please sign me up. I don't have a blog. Angela
ReplyDeleteAm I too late? I'd love to play! And it'll give me yet another excuse to spin every day.
ReplyDeleteKaren
http://arachne.wordpress.com
I'd like to play too. Have a swap due in september I have to spin the yarn for, and need the motivation for spinning every day since I hurt my knee Good luck to all!
ReplyDeleteThis is just too cool and will be great to get me to stop procrastinating and get some spinning done.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.knittingandspinningwithewe.blogspot.com
Ooh ooh! Me Too!!! This sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteKimberly
http://knittinginthedogrun.blogspot.com/
I was so sorry I missed out on it last year, count me in!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I just signed up for the Tour de Fleece 2007 and I am trying to put the button link on my blog. I know how to add pictures and I know how to add html or java if the code is given to me, but how do I find the code for the button and to link it to the Tour de Fleece 2007 site?
ReplyDeleteOoo What the Bunny Queen said - me too! please count me in.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! Count me in!
ReplyDeleteKC http://knittin'cacher.blogspot.com
Count me in - VIVE LA FLEECE!
ReplyDeletehttp://fiberaddiction.blogspot.com
Count me in!
ReplyDeleteVicki in Michigan
blogless at the moment
I am SO IN!
ReplyDeleteAnd I may have to spin the stuff for something yellow, since I don't think I actually *own* anything in that color. :)
Violet
http://limenviolet.blogspot.com
I have been watching the tour for years and am such a huge fan of cycling. This sounds like such a cool idea! I'd be happy to join in.
ReplyDeleteaelfiles
Yes,yes add me. I'm running a fiber and craft expo for our county fair and I need to get lots of fiber spun up. This wil help get my butt behind the wheel. :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like so much fun. I bought three new drop spindles and of coarse some fiber so I'll be tuning up for the big event.
ReplyDeleteJane
I'm a very new Blogger.
This sounds great! And I just got home from Black Sheep Gathering where I got three new drop spindles and of coarse some fleece. So now all I have to do is start tuning up.
ReplyDeleteJane
Please count me in for the Tour de Fleece! Sounds like fun!
ReplyDeletewww.spinningdaydreams.blogspot.com
Well, since I totally punked out on the knitting olympics, I think it would be good to do this! Tour de Fleece it is!
ReplyDeleteI'm at http://fiberdiva.blogspot.com/
I'm for it. Now to find something yellow to wear....
ReplyDeleteValley
Please sign me up ! This sounds like fun. Between this, the crochette along and silkworms I'm going to be busy.
ReplyDeleteBonnie
http://photobucket.com/albums/c377/corneymcmillen/
email: bkmcmillen@gmail.com
This sounds fun! Just what I need to get me to practice my spinning. Please add me to the list - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am in @ http://peachymanaangel.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHi, I participate in a community blog that is updated weekly, though not necessarily by me. Am I still eligible to run Le Tour? :-)
ReplyDeleteHi, My name is Marla. I am in Wa st. Heard about this on spinning in Yahoo. This sounds like fun. Count me in!! I dont have a blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm in! Luckily I've got a few days of vacation before the date, so I can get in some training time.
ReplyDeleteSign me up. Sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
ReplyDeleteI've done sonething similar last year during the soccer-World Championships - and it was a lot of fun.
I like the Tour de France (been there on two days of the last two tours) and I like the imagination to move at least one wheel, just like the drivers.
Ilona (no blog, sorry)
What a great motivator - I've been slacking off on my spinning. Count me in! http://tonyiasblog.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOkay....Count me IN!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a pretty new spinner and this would be an awesome way to get my skills down! Count me in.
ReplyDeleteKris
http://kniftyred.blogspot.com
i missed it last year, and nearly did again this year!
ReplyDeleteI'm so in....
http://www.twistedfiberyarn.com/blog.html
Now that I have a wheel I would love to be in if it isn't too late.
ReplyDeletehttp://mrsknitter.blogspot.com
I would like to join the tour de fleece 2007. my journal page is http://tempospinner.livejournal.com/
ReplyDeleteI can't wait!
Thanks
Is it too late to be added? I think this is a great idea and will help encourage me to spin more often :)
ReplyDeleteI'm in! Alice at http://www.ladyoftheloom.wordpress.com
ReplyDeleteThis looks right up my alley. Please sign me up. :-)
ReplyDeleteplease add me, I can always use a reason to spin more!
ReplyDeletehttp://fiber-among-the-roses.blogspot.com/
I'm looking forward to the challenge and combining two of my favorite things...Le Tour and Spinning! Count me in.
ReplyDeleteLynn
http://knittingtriathlete.blogspot.com
I'm gonna try! I'm a new spinner, so hopefully this will encourage me to practice, and to post on my somewhat empty blog!
ReplyDeletewww.yarn-over.blogspot.com
Elizabeth
I've only been spinning for a month but I'm in! It sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteSorry no blog but I do have four spinning wheels! Just because I have a three month old and am in the middle of selling my house it's not going to stop me. Yellow jersy all the way baby!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so cool! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool!! I really want to do this. I am spinning for yarn for a Christmas present for my husband....a sweater, so lots of yarn needed. This is just what I need to get motivated.
ReplyDeleteMarmee
marmeesmeadow.blogspot.com
Hey! This is perfect! I had already thought to set myself a personal goal to spin for a minimum of 30 minutes every day in July... but this is even better!!
ReplyDeleteI'm spinning yarn for a sweater for my husband also and need all the motivation I can get.
elsje
http://kevinssweater.blogspot.com/
oooh, add me! Liz aka Hobbledehoy at http://elizabeth-stottlemyer.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteoooh!! count me in!
ReplyDeleteI'm in! catie
ReplyDeleteFun trip! Count me in.
ReplyDeletePedaling, treadaling its all good!
ReplyDeletehttp://dudleyspiner.blogspot.com
sign me up!
ReplyDeletewww.firedupfairy.blogspot.combu
Add me. I need a kick in the tush. I'm a new spinner, and this will give me the incentive I need.
ReplyDeletehttp://web.mac.com/pmevans
I'm in! www.fortheloveoffiber.typepad.com
ReplyDeletei probably will be spinning something different at the end, but if that's not a problem, i'm in! do we post yardage results, as well?
ReplyDeleteMe too!
ReplyDeletehttp://knittingmistress.blogspot.com/
Me too!!! I'll have to miss the first two days, but so what. I'm most definitely a rookie. I'm going to spin every day and get through some of my sock fiber stash. My challenge: learning to do navajo plying.
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun. I'm in!
ReplyDeleteOh, I missed this last time... I'm so excited to see it happening again!
ReplyDeleteCount me in
I am in!!! YAY!! I need to spin more than once a week. And while Wednesdays are spinning days it will be GREAT to have a reason to clear out 15 mins a day to spin. I mean I keep my wheel next to me for a reason, I should use it more.
ReplyDeletehttp://fairieknits.blogspot.com
ummmmm....I commented once a bit ago and it never showed up. it hates me. But oh well. I AM IN!!!!Please. thankyou.
ReplyDeletehttp://fairieknits.blogspot.com
a wee more than 16, eh?
ReplyDeleteI want to join the Tour de Fleece 2007. Great Idea! Sorry I missed it last year.
ReplyDeleteCC
Hi! I left a comment, hoping to join, a few days ago, but don't see my name on your list. I'd really love to do this with you. May I join, too? My blog - http://tonyiasblog.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletethanks!
How much fun is this!? Found ya'll just in time. Pls sign me up :)
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never, I suppose. I've had your link on my blog since 6/28 and swore I wouldn't join but...put my name on the list. I'm just happy to find the time to spin!
ReplyDeleteCount me in! I'm going to even try to blog about it!
ReplyDeleteSuper last minute entry -I hope it's not too late. And we're off..(actually I have no idea what time the race actually starts but I will be spinning later today)
ReplyDeleteIf it's not too late, I'd like to join. Still plenty of time for spinning today.
ReplyDeletehttp://lotsofyarn.blogspot.com/
As a new spinner (recently purchased the Kromski Sonata wheel) and I could sure use this challenge to spin 30 minutes or more a day.
ReplyDeleteCount me in, please.
Kath (sadly bloggless)in hot, hot, hot Tucson
Is it too late to get in? I'd love to do this and just found your page right this very moment. At a good time too,, I just started some new fiber up 7/7/07.
ReplyDeleteCan I join in please?
ReplyDeleteemail is natalieATtheyarnyardDOTcoDOTuk
website is
www.theyarnyard.co.uk
I started spinning during the prologue.
Me too!!!! My email is aspolitino@yahoo.com. What a motivation....
ReplyDeleteI'm in. Sounds like fun. NO problem catching up, I spun on the 7th & 8th.
ReplyDeletehttp://smatterings.typepad.com/
I've got a brand new wheel, I've been spinning like mad for days now. Forgot about this though until tonight. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://craftycrafter.blogspot.com/
okay, even tho i'm not posting, i've been definately in the spin since the 7th! as soon as i stop for rest, i'll post pics.. totally Chipper yarns so far all *-"
ReplyDeleteWell, I might as well sign up, tow weeks later, because I have been keeping up!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://laminathegreat.wordpress.com/
I've been posting on craftster and flickr too......
I'd love to join because I think it sounds like fun but I don't spin. So I'll just be supporting all you fun spinners!!! If I manage to learn to spin with all the other things I have planned then I'll let you know. :)
ReplyDeleteme please me please!
ReplyDeleteI'm a polka dot or a white newbie - whichever you need to make the numbers up in...
http://twinkletoesuk.wordpress.com/
Ok, that's me in!
ReplyDeleteMy folks (who live in France, and it often travels near them) would want me to.
I've got a ton of odds and ends that need spun up, a lot of it will wind up fingering or laceweight - guess that makes me a "Sprinter" - that's how I run anyway...
I'm in!
ReplyDeleteI need an excuse to get my blog started again.
Ann (aka pixeldiva)
http://www.pixeldiva.co.uk/crafty
I'm a new spinner but it's a good motivation. Sign me up. Thanks for the challange. http://bimakra.wordpress.com
ReplyDeleteI want to sign up too, if it's not too late!
ReplyDeletehttp://myyarns.blogspot.com
Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteJennifer
http://www.jensknitsnwrits.blogspot.com
Please sign me up, too. I thought I already had, but, can't find the post. It will be my first year of this.
ReplyDeleteIgnore my last comment. I found my other post. Duh! just realized this is last year's list to sign up on. Sorry
ReplyDeleteAdd me Please.
ReplyDeleteMelanie
yarnsnthreads.blogspot.com
Thanks
OOHH! OOOHHH! I wanna do it again, this year. Hopefully no crashes at turn 5 like last year.
ReplyDeletesemperknits.blogspot.com
Sign me up. I am blackbeltknitter on rav.
ReplyDeleteThanks Teri
I'm definitely in! Please add my name o the list!
ReplyDeletehttp://beesybeefiber.wordpress.com
I'm in!!! http://breimonster.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI'll be spinning some laceweight kid mohair-hoping to get two pounds spun and plied with silk. I had a great time last year watching the Tour and spinning!
ReplyDeletePam
Sign me up please.
ReplyDeleteRebekka
http//www.fuzzywuzzydoodah.blogspot.com
Thanks :-)
Get your wheels runnin' Head out on the highway! Born to spin wiiiiiiild, born to spin wiiiiiiiiiild. Count me in Team Lendrum and Rookies.
ReplyDeleteAdd me to the list, please. Love this event!
ReplyDeleteRobingill