I took a wonderful Breed Specific Knitting workshop from Longway Homestead yesterday. It was a gift from Bob for Christmas. I learned about breeds and wool and crimp and staple length and microns. Conclusion: I want to raise Shetland sheep.
Knitting
I’ve updated my YOP list. I also rearranged the order to try to reflect a chronology. I will probably continue to do that as I make my way through the list. There’s not much else to say other than look at my beautiful Moondrake Advent Litmus Cowl! It’s knitting up fast. Knitting stripes is fun!
Fiber Art
It’s a long weekend so I’m going to frame “Hay for Days,” start “Blue Moon,” and dye some fiber.
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Noodle Club
I received my first Noodle Club subscription yarn from Ramen Needles. It’s super fun. It also glows under a black light. Now I’m looking for a black light. I’m not sure what to do with it, so I will stash it away and percolate on it. It’s single ply merino and silk. Might make a nice Pembroke Scarf (Ravelry link).
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Snakes & Cranes 
😂 I also want to raise Shetland sheep!!!
And lovely that they gave you the fibre and yarn samples, they are screaming to be swatched up!
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Baaa! Excellent idea, two sheep instead of a lawn mower! Do you knit all the yarn given for each stripe of your Advent yarn project? It is really pretty!
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No, I knit about half the skein. I may make another advent project with the rest, or I may just knit it into a memory blanket.
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Gee, thanks a lot. I just spent the past 20 minutes reading about Shetland Sheep. Not that I would ever run a sheep farm, being a city girl and all. They do sound like a good sheep to raise though. Your cowl is so pretty. I like the colors that are going into it. Smart move to number them so you know which ones go where. That yarn from the Noodle Club is smashing. How fun that it glows under a black light.
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Well plenty of the ladies at our Guild have pet sheep. Do you have the land for any? A Halloween type thingy seems possible for your yarn. Your litmus is very pretty. I am sooooo tempted to cast mine on but want to finish my current project first.
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We have four acres. Most of it is woods, but Shetlands are good foragers.
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Your rainbow yarns look so pretty. What a joy to knit with. Your black light yarn reminds me that I bought some black light yarn a year ago not having any idea what I’d do with it. I still have no idea what I’m going to do with it but I enjoy that I have it. 🙂
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The class sounds like it was a good one! What a nice gift. I love your cowl and the Pembroke. The Noodle yarn is really cool!
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Blacklight yarn sounds fun. And your Moondrake is scrumptious in those sweet colors. 🙂
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Your Ramen Needles Noodle Club yarn is SO cool!! I’m sure it will be beautiful no matter what you decide it should become!
And the cowl is also great! I have some minis coming to me soon, and I’m caching away ideas!
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That class sounds really interesting! I will have to keep a lookout to see if they run it again – very cool! Your cowl is looking lovely – those yarns look so beautiful together ❤ And I love the Ramen Needles Noodle club yarn! I was very seriously tempted by that, but I really need to work on knitting down the stash 🙂
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Me too. I’m in two clubs, Noodle and Breed Specific. So I’m not allowed to buy any other yarns. 🤞
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Both those clubs are seriously tempting! Looking forward to hearing about them 🙂
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I totally love your Moondrake Advent Litmus Cowl ! It is both bright and colourful, and also soft and calm!
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I want to raise the shetland sheep dog! Not sure, but I may be able to join you today. I’m going to try!
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It was yesterday. Next week?
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That Noodle Club green is gorgeous! (I love green.) Funny about glowing under black light — how retro!
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Your litmus cowl looks gorgeous and to keep shetland sheep is a dream.
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It seems like a few of us are investigating different sheep breeds. What fun we are all having. I love you litmus cowl – the colours are amazing – and the noodle club is such a cute original idea.
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What a fun class! Raising sheep has a romance to it but I cannot imagine all the work.
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That’s an interesting colorway. What a neat class you took.
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