Le Tour de Fleece

[pinesandmaples]

We are three days out! It is not too late for Team [name of Dreamwidth team here] to form!

I'm referring to this version of Tour de Fleece, which is wildly active.

I will be spinning for TdF, and rooibos will be joining me (not that she knows it yet). Hi, honey!

If we, the spinners of Dreamwidth, want to make this go, we should probably have a name so we can submit it to the TdF organizers. Suggestions? Interest?

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[pinesandmaples]

Team suggestions:

Team Sheep

Team Dream

Teem Dream Sheep/Dreamsheep (which spelling is correct?)

[laughingrat]

I should join Team Hopelessly Overcommitted. :( Sorry I haven't been present to help organize this.

I second Team Dreamsheep (whatever punctuation is used).

[mu]

oh man, I so want to do this. I kind of failed last year -- gave myself a spinning injury and had to sit out part of it. :( I'm tempted to give it another shot and set a less-lofty goal for myself so I have a chance of finishing without pain this time, haha.

I love Team Dreamsheep!

[laughingrat]

Have you heard of the ten minutes a day pledge? It's so simple, yet kind of a radical idea in a way--ten minutes a day, every day, of spinning. It's actually hard to stick to (I injure my hands easily too, plus being pretty busy and low-energy), but is a goal that's fairly easy to achieve without sustaining injury.

I think as long as you spin every day on the TdF, you've "won." :-D But then some people are very SRSBZNS about it in a way that I'm not.

[mu]

hmm, I just went back and looked at my last year's goal -- which was to spin for at least 10 minutes a day, aim for 30, and spin all my alpaca roving. (I have a lot of that. like over 10 oz.)

I'm gonna modify that: spin at least 10 min per day and finish spinning a (small) amount of wool I've been meaning to get to. I think that's manageable! :) I'll try not to get all crazy competitive with myself this time. spinning is not SRSBZNS, self.

I'm nightbird on ravelry. I'll hop on and join the group!

[laughingrat]

I might as well too, why not be part of two three I can't remember how many teams?

[mu]

and whoooops, I spun in the 2008 tour, not the 2009! well I should definitely be all rested up for the 2010 one! ;)

[sedge]

I won't be participating in this, but if you want to adapt my icon for TdF ravatars, feel free.

[pinesandmaples]

Thanks! I posted it on Ravelry, with credit.

[sporky_rat]

I would totally join, but I don't have anything to spin with yet!

[pinesandmaples]

Fuck.
Your box is in the bin I haven't unpacked yet, which would explain why I still have it.