This week's review is for a yarn that I picked up on my holiday to Aspen, CO. I found it at a surprising place. A roadside produce stand. We came to a screeching halt when I noticed that it had a huge painted sign that read,"Yarn Store." Store might be an overstatement, but it did have a nice little selection of handspun, locally farmed, sustainable yarn. Since I had never worked with organic, sustainable yarn, I was dying (haha, dying, get it?!) to try it out. I even had a pattern in mind. Pics to follow on Finished Friday. So I picked up 2 hanks of undyed, handspun yarn. They came in luscious cream and flannel grey color. If I had to guess I would say that they were a fingering or light worsted weight. Nice and nubbly, just what you would expect and what I was hoping for out of homespun yarn.
I used them on a really simplistic, stark shawl pattern. One that would show off the contrast in color. I did not find them difficult to work with. I found the difference in widths from hand spinning to be refreshing and inspiring. It almost made me think about learning how to spin. And then I slapped myself awake and woke up.
I love the lusciousness of stark undyed color. It is great. There wasn't too much lanolin present. I even had a little left over. I could probably make a small child's stuffed animal. I liked this yarn. A lot. I would totally reccomend this roadside stand, and the yarn. I wish that I could go to where it was made and see the process. Gorgeous yarn, excellent, warm end product, great for you and the environment. What more could you ask for? 4 stars.
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