FO: Chunkeanie using Indy and Hayden's Yarn!

I am crazy excited about this very simple but useful knit because it is my first ever FO using Indy and Hayden's yarn! I brought all their fleece this past Fall to my local mill and the yarn came back a few weeks ago. It's everything I hoped for and more. I had it plied and spun to worsted weight. I also purchased a sheep fleece to spin in at 20 percent because I wanted the yarn to have some more structure and be able to hold stitch definition. The resulting yarn is lofty, alpaca soft and delicious. Caramel colored with a slightly tweed effect from the sheep fleece. A perfect go to yarn. 

I should have known to expect the same type of overwhelming feeling of satisfaction you get from growing your own food but I really wasn't prepared for it. I really wasn't. I don't know why. But holding this yarn in my hands, working with it and wearing it makes knitting an even more fulfilling craft for me. I *love* this yarn in a deeper way because it is spun up, not only with Indy and Hayden's delicious fleece, but also with memory, emotional warmth. It's so special and I feel really blessed. 

Jorn asked that I knit him a hat with it and we decided on this pattern. All my Ravelry project details can be found here. Look! A perfect match! I hope to be able to make a very limited quantity of this yarn available in my Etsy shop but I just can't let any of it go yet. 

Comments

[Sassafrass]

Oh boy, I hope you do make some available, even if it's limited. I'd love to try it!

[Abi]

It's really lovely. I'll be sure to let you know if I do :)

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[Mousy Brown]

Wow how cool! I can only imagine how exciting that must be...grow your own yarn!! :D

[The Life of Clare]

I love the whole process of hand spinning and knitting. My grandma gave me a spinning wheel a few years ago and haven't been able to get my hands on very much fleece since then. Alpaca wool is just lovely!

[Marie]

How utterly ethereal! You've just taken knitting to it's origin. I can only imagine how people back then must have felt creating their clothing and accessories for winterwear from the fleeces of their beloved animals. I think the projects you create from "the boys'" fleeces should be handed down to your kids,or grandkids, especially if this is the first time you are using Indy and Hayden's fleece. I would be hard pressed to give any of their yarn up too.

[Kathy]

You are a terrible tease. I've wanted yarn from their coats since the day they came to live with you! I think I may end up stalking the Etsy shop!