uninspiring bags of fleece!!

Here's the bags of fleece ready to pack & send off for millspinning but I'll keep some on one side for some soothing handspinning! Next week Arnside for some rare breed Whitefaced Woodland fleeces & down to Conder Green for some Blue Texel --- new one this.

fleece collection day

Morecambe Bay scintillating in the summer sun!
At last sheep are shorn & fleeces available to collect.First stop Yealand Conyers to collect 6 lovely curly Masham fleeces from Barbara & Joan & then on to Silverdale for a quick snack on the shore (see above)  it looked so beautiful as we munched  our lunch (cheese & pickle this time & more  ginger beer),then into Silverdale to pick up from Martin a mixed lot of North Country Cheviot,Bluefaced Leicester,Jacobs/Texel X & 4 of the 'special ones' Cheviot/Bluefaced Leicester X  first clip so these will be beautifully soft! All in all about 50kgs of fleece.Back down the motorway accompied by a very sheepy fragrance!!

see those white dots? Those are the ACTUAL sheep! I'm a wonderful photographer!!

day out June 10th

Had to deliver a cushion to Posh Sardine in Arnside -------- I still can't get over this shop/cafe its such a super place I just wish they had more room for my stuff!! It was really busy & I met some of the lovely customers there as well as the nice dogs! It would have been even better if I hadn't had bad hay fever & toothache,went on to have a picnic on the shore at Silverdale (egg & cress butties & lashings of ginger beer!) & popped in to see the farmers at Yealand Conyers,no sheep shearing yet its too cold & wet so I have to be patient.Back down the motorway again (boo hoo) & I realized my hay fever had gone so I really need to live by the coast so I don't suffer anymore! Toothache didn't go though.

Morecambe Bay Fishermans Gansey mark 2

I've now simplified the design as I felt it was a bit fussy,so now the yoke just has the textured ripple stitch  across it which I prefer.

new sweater design

I think this looks quite good -------- the photo not the sweater! The garment worked really well in Aran weight Lancashire Farm Wool & I intend to knit some more for Autumn.I find it comfortable to wear & its a bit of a different look than my usual Arans & Ganseys but still along the same traditional lines.

Posh Sardine Arnside (its an anagram geddit?)

Heres a very nice new venue for my woolly things! Really intriguing shop/cafe,lots of vintage & retro things + proper antiques & great view (and cake as well!).Friendly owners,lovely atmosphere (and cake) and some of my things! Just wish there was a little bit more room for me! Its the sort of place you browse around for ages  and eat cake!

White Rabbit Arnside

Very sad that the White Rabbit woolshop is closing down at Easter.Such a shame this was really a 'hidden gem' with allsorts of interesting vintage stock as well as wool & sculptures.The owners will be doing some events in the area so maybe our paths will cross again! All the best & many thanks for the excellent sales Karen & Tommy!