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The haul

By Carolina on May 20, 2006 4:38 PM | 2 Comments

Good lord! this takes forever. My apologies. Below is the hell of a haul from MSWF, missing are the two fleeces which are on their way to be processed.

Brooks Farm
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-- In there is their new introduction yarn, the tealish yarn.

Lace weight
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- 1800 yards of cashmere from Hunt Valley and 600 yds of alpaca

Sock yarn
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- Foxhill farm, Kid Holllow, Ellen's 1/2 pint

Spinner's Hill
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--- the yumminess from Spinner's Hill, the purple one will either be slated for lace weight or sock yarn. The greens are for a sweater.

Foxhill Farm and Meadow Angora
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- Not sure yet but I think it will be for yummy socks.

Three Waters Farm
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--- Possibly for a nice warm stole, 8 ozs

And last but not least I'm starting to destash, for $8 plus shipping this could be yours:
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This is about 3 ozs of merino/mohair/angora, mohair/wool, and pure alpaca...just drop a comment or two.

There that's all! Now let me get back to knitting and spinning.

Ouch!

By Carolina on May 7, 2006 6:46 PM | 5 Comments

Saturday began with me jumping out of bed at 7am! I was out the door by 7:30, ready and with cash in hand for the wonderful MSWF! I was determined to get up there in time to be one of the first people at the Fleece sale. And damn it I was!

Although I didn't get a chance to buy the champion fleece (Cormo this year, from Foxhill Farm) I did get to buy two fleeces from Robin Nistock, one is a Finn/CVM/Rambouillet and the other is a cinnamon colored CVM/Rambouillet fleece. Both are stunning, full of crimp and will surely make wonderful knitting objects. I think both of them will be sent to The Drafting Zone to get processed.

Let's see what else jumped in my bag...

--Sock yarn from Kid Hollow Farm, Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm, Foxhill Farm, Three Waters Farm

-- Lace yarn from Hunt Valley Cashmere and a hand dyed Alpaca yarn (can't remember the vendor)

-- Yarn from Brooks Farm for two sweaters

-- Roving...ahhhhh roving. The usual...Wild Meadow Angora, Foxhill Farm (American Cormo people), Three Waters Farm, Spinner's Hill, and a batt from Grafton Fibers.

Next time I'll have the pics to show them off, I swear! Now back to researching my fleeces..what to do, what to do with them.

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