I wanted to show you these two staples. The longer staple is from the very first shearing (cria fleece) and the shorter staple is from the second shearing of the same animal. Interesting how it changes non?
My black cria fleece. So pretty with the feathery brown tips...the combed fibre looks a sable colour and it's so incredibly soft. I need to think of something special to make with it. I am probably getting the second shearing of this pretty girl so it will fun to see how her fleece changes.
Ah yes...what's this? Not alpaca! Some 'delectable' moorit romeldale as Becky puts it. I luv it !What a great trade we made. A pound of my beautiful greys for a pound of this loveliness.
A close up of the romeldale and a staple I flicked open the ends.
FO....Estonian mittens (I made a few changes to the pattern) in all natural handspun alpaca. You can not go wrong with natural colours. They just seem to flow together in harmony.
A close up of the romeldale and a staple I flicked open the ends.
FO....Estonian mittens (I made a few changes to the pattern) in all natural handspun alpaca. You can not go wrong with natural colours. They just seem to flow together in harmony.
6 comments:
Man, these are really beatiful.
What great satisfaction it must be for you to see such beatiful knits.
Well done!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you got your package! What did you think of the grey?
I will be getting the two fleeces back from Morro by the end of next week (same sheep, differnt shearing), I can hardly wait! Also have two more raw fleeces comeing from Terry, one morrit CVM and a white merino. I love this time of year!
What beautiful fleece. I love the alpaca colours, like a fawn
Becky I thought the grey was a bit scratchy even tho I luv the colour. I am spoiled by all the soft alpaca I guess. I really luv the moorit colours and the fleece is excellent.
Yes I luv this time of year coming up too. I have two local shearings to attend and fleece from another in the States.
Thank you for the nice comments about my knitting Zette.
Wow! That fiber looks yummy, especially the black.
Great job on the mittens. You are such a talented knitter.
Those mittens are splendid Jody!
I'm with you on the naturals! You did a great job putting them together ;-)
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