My New Fibre Friend

This is little Katey. She now lives at Hubbert Farms. We don't really know what breed she is but she is definitely a crossbreed with maybe some Shetland in her because she is so small. She was kind of like a rescue sheep from a local meat sheep breeder that didn't have the heart to ...gulp...you know. He got her from a sale barn in Ontario I believe.

Soon (maybe next week I hope) we are getting the sheep that we will begin breeding! They are Gotland and gotland crosses and a couple finns. One of the ewe lambs will be my very own! Their wool will be perfect for adding to the alpaca fleeces for our new line of yarns and rovings. I am totally in luv with Katey as you can see...she has a velvety soft and sweet little face:)

Time for an update!

Here are 5 of my favourite black things in my house (instead of 7) Zette :)

My rose-grey alpaca and seasilk blend lace scarf is finished. I got to try my new blocking wires and I luv them!!!

My bay black handspun alpaca cardigan is actually starting to look like a sweater. It's knit from the top down.

Fun at Hubbert Farms Alpaca Farm Day

My view from the Alpaca Boutique

Great niece Kaylie

Paige and Tani feeding alpacas

Me, helping Paige feed the horses a treat

Niece Miranda with her youngest...baby Olivia

Kaylie

Miranda's guy Greg with guard dog Matza

Alpaca Farm Days!

Hubbert Farms @ 600 Lily Lake Road R. R. #2 Peterborough, Ontario. Please join us for Alpaca Farm Days at the above address on Saturday September 26 and Sunday September 27 from 10am to 8pm. There will be new crias with their moms in the barn for you to see up close and personal and petting is encouraged! Kathy McConnell has been working very hard to get things ready and she wants to show off her beautiful alpacas. The Farm Shop will be open for business and you may purchase yarns and rovings if you wish. I will be spinning and helping out. See you there!

Busy with Spinning and Knitting

fawn cria and silk blend

3 ply sock yarn with alpaca/shetland/silk.

sweater yarn drying

sweater yarn.....2 ply worsted weight bay black alpaca

drumcarded fibre

World Wide Spin In Public Day!

This Saturday (from 10am to 5pm) at Memorial Park in Port Hope. Hosted by http://www.theblacklamb.ca/ I will be bringing lots of alpaca fleece goodies to sell or trade. Hope to see you there!

Goodies from the Knitter's Fair

25 grams of pure Buffalo roving

1 oz prime Satin Angora in an apricot colour

2 1/4 oz prime light grey French Angora, beautiful long staple

1 oz prime French Angora in a fawn colour

1.1 oz Qiviut roving....lovely quality (should be for the price !)

Treenway handdyed tussah silk

More of the Treenway in a different colour

My first cultivated silk....I wanted to try a higher quality silk

Fibre-Isle yarns were just as lovely as you could imagine and I

couldn't believe it when Jacques handed me this little kit to try

for free. Their shawls were so beautiful to see in person and here

is a link so you can see them for yourself.

http://www.bisonyarn.com/about.html

2 oz of pure cashmere roving from Becky

http://www.rovingwindsfarm.ca/

In December I will hopefully be helping Becky with her goats

in exchange for some of her coloured cashmere

Lots of great deals on needles! I wanted to try the Addi Lace ones.

I luv the Bryspuns for mittens and gloves. I already have the shorter

size for fingers and thumbs

This is a pattern I have been eyeing for several years and

http://www.needleartsbookshop.com/ kindly brought one for me

to pick up at their booth.

I ordered these blocking wires from

http://www.geminifibres.com/ and they brought

them to the Fair for me.