We still have our natural color Corriedale yarns available for purchase...a lovely Christmas gift for the knitter in your life perhaps? Or to treat yourself? See more here, and of course I'm always available to answer questions ;)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Just Because ~
A few pictures of yarns and knits and the colors of autumn ~
We still have our natural color Corriedale yarns available for purchase...a lovely Christmas gift for the knitter in your life perhaps? Or to treat yourself? See more here, and of course I'm always available to answer questions ;)
We still have our natural color Corriedale yarns available for purchase...a lovely Christmas gift for the knitter in your life perhaps? Or to treat yourself? See more here, and of course I'm always available to answer questions ;)
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Yarn Corriedale Farm Knitting
Monday, October 17, 2016
Farm Yarn Friday...on a Monday
Update 1-18-2017 ~ "Wisewoman" is now sold out, but there will more available later this spring. I'll leave this post up for reference!
Because I set a schedule and unrealistic goals for myself, because real life and no time for the computer gets in the way of updating things in a timely fashion...this new feature I was hoping for ~ Farm Yarn Friday ~ is coming to you on Monday this week. Hopefully, this means you'll see two yarns this week, one today and one actually on Friday!
It has definitely felt like fall here in the mitten this past week (I love it!) And the moon has been brilliant. Finally, wool weather has arrived in full force!
Today's Farm Yarn Friday is going to highlight one of the Corriedale~Alpaca blends. A 3-ply, heavy fingering weight, processed right here in Michigan at Stonehedge Fiber Mill . About an 80-20 blend, 250 yard skeins made using white wool from our Corriedale ewes and white alpaca from nearby North Star Alpacas, my friend Maple's farm. It's called "Wisewoman"....
Because I set a schedule and unrealistic goals for myself, because real life and no time for the computer gets in the way of updating things in a timely fashion...this new feature I was hoping for ~ Farm Yarn Friday ~ is coming to you on Monday this week. Hopefully, this means you'll see two yarns this week, one today and one actually on Friday!
It has definitely felt like fall here in the mitten this past week (I love it!) And the moon has been brilliant. Finally, wool weather has arrived in full force!
Today's Farm Yarn Friday is going to highlight one of the Corriedale~Alpaca blends. A 3-ply, heavy fingering weight, processed right here in Michigan at Stonehedge Fiber Mill . About an 80-20 blend, 250 yard skeins made using white wool from our Corriedale ewes and white alpaca from nearby North Star Alpacas, my friend Maple's farm. It's called "Wisewoman"....
This yarn is such a dream to knit with! Perfect for shawls, cowls, hats and of course mittens! It brings sparkling detail to colorwork, you can see in the gloves below, paired with two more of our yarns "Murmurations" and "Lord John Grey"...
We're so proud to take this fiber from the pasture fields, to the skirting table, to the mill and then to the knitting needles (or crochet hooks)! If you are interested in purchasing any of this yarn, you can find out how in this post. Wisewoman....
Vedbaek shawl by Karina Westermann, knit in Wisewoman yarn. A fantastic pattern!
"They say, in the old days when a man would go forth to do a great deed, he would find a wisewoman and ask her to bless him. He would stand looking forth in the direction he would go and she would come behind him to say the words of prayer over him...Bless me, then, wisewoman," he said softly, "and go...." Dragonfly in Amber, Diana Gabaldon
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Tuesday, September 06, 2016
It's All About the Wool, the Yarn and the Farm
Hello again!
So I mentioned in my last post (way back four months ago) that I had something exciting to share with you all. And it's taken me this long to prepare myself to share it...ah, life, you do have a way of throwing stumbling blocks and detours our way, don't you? But here I am again and thrilled to be able to talk a bit about what we have to offer. Can you guess from the photo what it might be?
Yes, it's yarn!
Farm yarn. Our farm yarn. Completely Michigan grown, nurtured and processed. Small farm, small batch, heirloom quality Corriedale and Corriedale cross yarns. All natural colors. Not just single breed yarn, but yarn from a single sheep (or two). Woolen and worsted spun! I can't tell you how excited I am to have this worsted spun yarn, it makes my heart and my fingers sing holding it in my knitting hands! If you've never tried Corriedale wool, this is a delightful way to treat yourself.
I want to write a little bit more about each of the yarns individually, and the sheep who have provided the wool for them, but as we've been getting questions, I'll share quickly that these lovely skeins were spun at Stonehedge Fiber Mill in East Jordan Michigan. Each one is a 3-ply, plump sport weight. With names like "Dunbonnet","Breath of Snow and Ashes" (SOLD OUT) and "Gravel Road at Dark" (ONLY A FEW SKEINS AVAILABLE). The moorit brown and the pale silver are both worsted spun yarns. The charcoal gray is a squishy woolen spun. There are approximately 250 yards each and if you are interested in having one of your own, the cost is $20 per skein.
I thought it would be fun to offer a sample pack. Four Corriedale "skinnies" , junior sized skeins 50 yards each of the three foundation yarns plus one of our Corriedale~Alpaca blends (either the natural black "Murmurations" or crystal white "Wise-Woman") a total of 200 yards for $18.
ETA: Sample packs are not available at this time as three of the yarns are sold out. We'll offer them again as we get more yarn back from the mill!
I can't tell you how proud I am of these yarns and how happy I am to have them. As you can imagine, there's a lot of knitting going on around here! For that reason, these have a very limited availability. If you're interested, I'd love for you to have some for yourself! We accept Paypal, personal check or money order for payment. I'm happy to ship outside the United States. Prices listed do not include shipping. You can reach me at serenityfarmswool at yahoo dot com with any questions and I'll be happy to give you a total with shipping and make all of the arrangements.
Happy sheep, happy yarn.
So I mentioned in my last post (way back four months ago) that I had something exciting to share with you all. And it's taken me this long to prepare myself to share it...ah, life, you do have a way of throwing stumbling blocks and detours our way, don't you? But here I am again and thrilled to be able to talk a bit about what we have to offer. Can you guess from the photo what it might be?
Yes, it's yarn!
Farm yarn. Our farm yarn. Completely Michigan grown, nurtured and processed. Small farm, small batch, heirloom quality Corriedale and Corriedale cross yarns. All natural colors. Not just single breed yarn, but yarn from a single sheep (or two). Woolen and worsted spun! I can't tell you how excited I am to have this worsted spun yarn, it makes my heart and my fingers sing holding it in my knitting hands! If you've never tried Corriedale wool, this is a delightful way to treat yourself.
I want to write a little bit more about each of the yarns individually, and the sheep who have provided the wool for them, but as we've been getting questions, I'll share quickly that these lovely skeins were spun at Stonehedge Fiber Mill in East Jordan Michigan. Each one is a 3-ply, plump sport weight. With names like "Dunbonnet",
I thought it would be fun to offer a sample pack. Four Corriedale "skinnies" , junior sized skeins 50 yards each of the three foundation yarns plus one of our Corriedale~Alpaca blends (either the natural black "Murmurations" or crystal white "
ETA: Sample packs are not available at this time as three of the yarns are sold out. We'll offer them again as we get more yarn back from the mill!
I can't tell you how proud I am of these yarns and how happy I am to have them. As you can imagine, there's a lot of knitting going on around here! For that reason, these have a very limited availability. If you're interested, I'd love for you to have some for yourself! We accept Paypal, personal check or money order for payment. I'm happy to ship outside the United States. Prices listed do not include shipping. You can reach me at serenityfarmswool at yahoo dot com with any questions and I'll be happy to give you a total with shipping and make all of the arrangements.
Happy sheep, happy yarn.
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Corriedale,
farm,
sheep,
Yarn
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Fleeces and Fence Posts
Morning |
Fleeces and fence posts ~ so much I'd love to catch you up on, happenings and every day routine things. But I guess my farm life right now is dominated by these two things, fleeces and fences.
Some of you know that we sold our remaining farm ground back at the end of December, first of January. What we have remaining now at this place is ten acres. Old fences, pasture barriers, needed to be moved. Because I wanted to save and re-use some of the woven wire and the cedar posts, this meant a bit of work! I don't have farm equipment - at least nothing like a tractor or skid steer, and the farm truck has some tire issues. So it was with a bucket and fencing tool, a hammer and a pair of pliers that I went to work!
A bittersweet job. So many thoughts running through my head. The passage of time. The loss of the land (not really a loss, I guess, a conscious choice, but still - no longer ours). A change in our lifestyle. And remembering, as I dismantle this fence, being in this same spot at a different time, putting the fence up with my Dad, who's no longer with us. I think about pausing from our work to sit on the tail gate of his truck - my truck now - to drink a cup of coffee. Working in silence. Admiring his efficiency and strength. Still missing him terribly every day.
There's something, though, that's satisfying with this kind of work. It also tests your
End of day |
I'm glad that work is done.
Kimber, a nice charcoal grey Corriedale with well defined, traditional crimp |
I also received a lovely, large shipment in the post right in the middle of all of this work and excitement ~ I can't wait to share with you what that's all about, but I think I'll just save that news for its own post! Thank you for sticking with me! Do any of you have stories or memories of working on the farm with your Dad or husband or someone special to you? I'd love to hear!
Edited to add: Although we are down to ten acres here at this place, we still have the Round House and Burnham Barn and Woods, along with about eight acres of hay at the Burnham Farm ;)
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Corriedale,
Family,
farm,
wool
Sunday, May 08, 2016
Monday, February 08, 2016
Knitting Blahs
I just haven't been enjoying any of my knitting projects lately. It's making me sad, actually, and I hope it passes soon.
I have been doing a little bit of spinning ~
I have been doing a little bit of spinning ~
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