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December 5, 2004
Skitten's Longwool Stash
So Glittrgirl has already mentioned that her lovely mam and da took us to the Wensleydale Longwool Sheepshop in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday, right in Herriot Country for those who like the Vet books: here be Skitten's wool stash from that trip.
From the top right: a bag of washed long top fleece, a pair of 10mm birch needles, two balls of DK weight spun longwool (in a beautiful petrol/charcoal colour- with most lustrous sheen you have ever seen. Apparently Wensleydale Longwool is renown for this sort of sheen). I have six balls of this and am intending to knit a rib polo neck.
From bottom right: Four skeins of natural handspun longtop, from cream sheep and brown sheep. I bought this because I couldn't leave it alone. It drew me to it and kept me stroking and stroking it. It was quite expensive, but soooo worth it. I can't explain the softness. Just not what I was expecting. I am intending a big shawl/scarf with random stripes, including bits of the long top fleece woven in. Finally, you'll see two skeins of baby blue 4ply sock wool. I've never knitted socks before, but this seemed destined.....
Posted by scumkitten at December 5, 2004 1:37 PM
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