Wyoming Breezes

twenty baby hats ready for donation February 2018  A stack of baby hats knit with wool, sock yarn scraps was mailed to Brenda A. in Nampa, ID today, and they will eventually be sent to the Rankin Inuit Birthing Center in Alaska. Since the hats are knit with wool, they are not accepted at regular hospitals. hats from a different angle -  a conga line of wooly goodness Some of the scrap yarn came from Cheryl O., some from the donation box at the senior center, and some from my own stash. I find it rewarding and satisfying to turn the odd bits of yarn into hats for the babies.

seven baby/toddler hats January 2018 Even though I've been busy with various activities, I've managed to sneak in some knitting in the evenings. I can usually knit one baby hat in an evening, so this stack of hats represents a week of knitting. The tan hats were knit on size 5 needles with double strands of sock yarn and 70 to 80 stitches, depending on the amount of yarn available. The multicolored yarn was the small skein I dyed at the Guild Spring Retreat in May. This stack of baby/toddler hats will be sent to the Pine Ridge group.

Mountain Meadow Woolen Mill  is one of the few mills that processes wool from the raw fleece to the finished product of roving or yarn.  Saturday, I joined several Guild members for a three-hour bus trip to the Mountain Meadow Woolen Mill in Buffalo, WY.  We ventured over the Big Horn mountains and encountered snow on the summit, but once we arrived in Buffalo, the roads were dry and the air crisp. The mill is small but inclusive: they process from fleece to yarn in the large warehouse building. I hope you enjoy seeing the photos from the trip.  Guild members began the mill tour by learning some of the background on how and why the mill was started ten years ago. Mountain Meadow Woolen Mill,  Buffalo, WY September 16, 2017 The skirting process was explained  Ben explained how the skirting process not only removes vegetable matter but also short cuts that can occur during shearing  wool grease is a by-product of the scouri...

Mountain Meadow Wool August 2017 I purchased two skeins of Mountain Meadow Wool at the 2016 Fiber Fest in Riverton, and in my recent knitting frenzy, I finished a cowl with one of the skeins. The wool was milled and dyed in Buffalo, WY, and next month the Fremont Fiber Art Guild is going to take a trip to tour the mill. I haven't decided if I am going to block the finished cowl. Mountain Meadow Cowl Pattern : Dailey Park Cowl (Ravelry link) by Sunne Meyer Needles : US, size 7 Yarn : Mountain Meadow Wool - worsted weight - produced in Wyoming           (color - Fall)  100% merino wool