A handwritten list of individual skeins of yarns with the number of noddy noddy strands counted and unwashed inches skeins measure at

And a note to self for next time: Maybe avoid advents or lots of tiny bits for the sake of totaling things up. I did not factor in how much extra time winding off and tallying tiny skeins would take! 🫣

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A Louet S10c spinning wheel outside on a somewhat sunny deck with a pile of bobbins full of spun and plied yarn

FINALLY tallying total yards & plies from #Spindy500, which ended a week ago. Blame my day job. 😅

My total count was 5,564 “Spindy” yards at 27.6 oz. Now to wet set & get those “true” knittin’ yards.
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Center pull balls for plying and I have had our disagreements over the years, but this just hurts my feelings.

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10 spinning bobbins holding spin wool of different colors and textures, all laid out haphazardly on a deck.

Less than 24 hours of #Spindy500: 24 oz total spun.

My strategy now is to spin another 2 oz until dinner, ply ply ply after dinner & in the morning, and then spin a single until the noon end time.

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Side view of a bobbin full of spun yarn

A bobbins full of spun yarn

Day 5 results of #Spindy500: 3.5 oz spun.

These are the last 4 days of the 2024 True North advent by @mellyknits.bsky.social

I’ll share notes after the event because this was a JOY. My first ever spinning advent & I am spoiled.

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Side view of a bobbin full of spun yarn.

A bobbin full of spun yarn.

Days 4 results of #Spindy500: 2.65 oz spun.

Part of that was a very fluffy alpaca + down wool that went on fooooorever. Can you guess which one from the bobbin?

I’m optimistic I got some good yardage done despite the total weight. 🧶💪

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Two spinning bobbins laying down on deck boards. One is full of spin wool, the other is partially full.

Side view of a 3d printed spinning bobbin with a gradient of natural colored wool spun onto the bobbin.

Days 2 & 3 of #Spindy500 — about 5 oz spun for both days. Peep that gradient of natural wool!

Sick kids, having to work a day job + severe wind meant not the highest yield. The upshot is my hands and fingers are still doing great!

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First up is Day 1 spinning progress from yesterday (Saturday).

8oz of fiber, most of it mixed/scrappy batts or rolags that I prepped awhile ago to use up small bits and bobs rather than throw them out.

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