This curly yarn is spun primarily from Betsy's fleece. She is one of the Sofa Sisters & a Border Leicester X Cotswold who came to us about a year ago. The yarn also has bits of mohair from our Angora Goats. I spun it for a friend who is trying to duplicate one of her mother's scarves that disappeared. As soon as I took the pictures I popped it in the sink for a final wash.
I saw you bought Lincoln fleece! I'm patiently waiting for our 2 Lincoln lambs to be ready for their spring shearing - I think I part their curls & just stare about twice a week.
I have almost 2 full fleeces left from the Sofa Sisters so I'm thinking of just dyeing it up in random bucket fulls to spin over the winter. Seems it would be a cheery task on a dreary day.
Thank you, Ally. It is a nice way for my elderly mother-in-law to keep up with what we're doing here. I also keep another blog www.mercifulheartsfarmstory.blogspot.com where I post the weekly stories I write to hand out at our farmers' market that runs 6 months of the year.
These are some gorgeous little fellows (wethered so that they won't have that special boy aroma...) with a lovely silvery charcoal. I'll keep you in mind.
Beautiful!!!! Such a pretty green!
ReplyDeleteI saw you bought Lincoln fleece! I'm patiently waiting for our 2 Lincoln lambs to be ready for their spring shearing - I think I part their curls & just stare about twice a week.
ReplyDeleteWhat glorious yarn!! It's so festive with the little bits of added colors, too! XXO-
ReplyDeleteThat looks like it should turn into a beautiful scarf. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have almost 2 full fleeces left from the Sofa Sisters so I'm thinking of just dyeing it up in random bucket fulls to spin over the winter. Seems it would be a cheery task on a dreary day.
ReplyDeleteoooh, my needles are just itching to knit that yarn. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks much, all! I have an artist-in-residence gig all next week which will be a ball but then can't wait to get back to spinning.
ReplyDeleteThat's a very nice green and the little bits make it look so playful. Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to reading through your blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ally. It is a nice way for my elderly mother-in-law to keep up with what we're doing here. I also keep another blog www.mercifulheartsfarmstory.blogspot.com where I post the weekly stories I write to hand out at our farmers' market that runs 6 months of the year.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Lincoln! Please let me know if you EVER want to sell me some...lol
ReplyDeleteThese are some gorgeous little fellows (wethered so that they won't have that special boy aroma...) with a lovely silvery charcoal. I'll keep you in mind.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! What a fun blog - the sofa sisters??? :-D
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