Thursday, January 17, 2013

Poseidon's Millspun


Here's our big guy, Poseidon, waiting to be sheared last spring.  Look at those beautiful, long, curly locks of wool - seven inches long, folks!


Once we got it on the skirting table... all 12 lbs 3 ozs of it... we realized that we have always sold this beautiful wool as a raw fleece.  After skirting 10 lbs 11 ozs remained, and we decided to send it off to Stonehedge Fiber Mill to be processed. 



And here it is!  A beautiful silvery grey with wonderful depth of natural color.  We're still in the process of washing the 21 skeins, but we are so excited that we did get one listed in our Etsy shop.


We have one other skein ready to go.  And we've decided to give it to one of our lucky blog readers!  To enter the give-away simply comment on today's post.  Comments will be closed on Sunday at 8 p.m. and the winner chosen by Random Number Generator. Good Luck!  Comments are closed, the winner will be announced shortly.
Comment #14 was chosen by the Random Number Generator.  Congratulations to Mountain Girl!

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20 comments:

  1. RebeccaJanuary 17, 2013 at 8:02:00 AM EST

    So beautiful...I love the color!!

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  2. MarmePurlJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:10:00 AM EST

    2 is a GREAT random number

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  3. Mary Ann January 17, 2013 at 11:41:00 AM EST

    I don't knit, but that is a beautiful skein!

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  4. SandraJanuary 17, 2013 at 1:26:00 PM EST

    What a handsome guy! Beautiful Fleece!

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  5. Dianne MacDonaldJanuary 17, 2013 at 2:06:00 PM EST

    Gorgeous yarn from a good-looking guy. I'll bet it will knit up beautifully.

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  6. Our Neck of the WoodsJanuary 17, 2013 at 2:52:00 PM EST

    How awesome! The yarn is such a beautiful color. Would make a perfect scarf :)

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  7. katerowbotJanuary 17, 2013 at 4:35:00 PM EST

    GORGEOUS!

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  8. betsyblueberryJanuary 17, 2013 at 10:14:00 PM EST

    Lovely lochs and would make lovelier gloves!

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  9. Boo21's MomJanuary 17, 2013 at 10:46:00 PM EST

    Choose my number please, please! What a lovely color!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:26:00 PM EST

    That is one beautiful skein! An aunt taught me how to knit way back when I was 5 yrs. old and I've been doing it now for 55 yrs...yikes! Like sewing, I consider it a lost art that's a wonderful stress-reliever. Poseidon, you did good!

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  11. Tracey ~ CloverJanuary 18, 2013 at 7:03:00 AM EST

    My fingers are crossed! Thank you for this.

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  12. tulipsgrowfasterJanuary 18, 2013 at 7:46:00 AM EST

    I love this! Wonderful!

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  13. 12PawsJanuary 18, 2013 at 9:26:00 AM EST

    Looks like "wonder wool"--I was a knitter in my younger days, but morphed into an bewitched quilter. However, after a year or so of reading "Sheeps & Peeps" and "Punkin's Patch" I yearning for the feel of wool in my hands again!

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  14. mountain girlJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:28:00 AM EST

    Beautiful! I'd love to win!

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  15. MelissaJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:29:00 PM EST

    Oh my goodness! That is so gorgeous! It's what I strive to create one day.

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  16. ikkinlalaJanuary 19, 2013 at 11:27:00 AM EST

    Gorgeous yarn!

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  17. madeinmodjeskaJanuary 19, 2013 at 8:37:00 PM EST

    I bought Julie sheep's fleece last year. It would be great to have a skein from her boyfriend too!

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  18. NatJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:25:00 PM EST

    Beautiful grays. I am a new knitter and looking to expand my options with cruelty-free fibers.

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  19. SamanthaJanuary 20, 2013 at 2:44:00 PM EST

    Gorgeous color!! Would love to win that! :)

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  20. DarJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:17:00 PM EST

    Poseidon is such a handsome fella with those gorgeous curls. It would be such an honor to knit with his splendidly produced yarn. Do enter me please.
    Blessings and Hugs to Poseidon

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