I made a flying trip down to Letts, IA and High Prairie Fiber today, March 13th to replenish some fibers and yarns for the shop. Abi Hutchison has a great fiber studio where she creates a variety of yarns and spinning fibers.
I finished a shrug this last week known as "Sleeves" with her Heritage Jacob yarn known as "Yarn with a Face" spun from a heritage Jacob flock, each yarn is named by the sheep. This yarn has a lovely hand. It is soft and scootchy and feels lovely to knit. I love her color names, "Solidago", "Blazing Star" to name a couple.
Today I picked up a new yarn spun with Blue Face Leceister (BFL), Alpaca and Silk. I haven't knit it yet, but I'm anxious to try it out. I also replenished my stash of "Walkabout" shading yarn and her BFL roving, superfine Merino roving and silk top. I haven't had her "String Things" in stock for a while.
It is a wonderful experience traveling around the Iowa countryside. There may not be the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, but there really is a quiet beauty in this area of the country. The first time I ever drove down to Abi's they were playing Musorsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" so today I put in the CD. Perfect.
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