Back in 2005 I sent our Jacob fleeces off to be made into quilt batting and kept the darkest batt for myself thinking I'd get a quilt made to match our barn quilt. Fast forward to 2019 and I've long since given up hoping for a custom quilt and realized I could send that batt back to the mill and have it re-run as roving and spin it into yarn.
The five sheep in that dark yarn are sadly long gone. They were our original five Jacobs from Indiana - Jester, Jacob, Joshua, Elizabeth and Crazy Esther. That yarn is a treasure. Part of our history.
When I found a sweater pattern I liked and saw that I needed a contrast color I dug through my stash of handspun and found the perfect light gray. Coincidentally (or not) it was a blend of Emily, our sixth Jacob and Annabelly, her first lamb. This too is a treasure.
This sweater. So much history between those sheep and the sheep that followed them.
I love Short Round's sweet face. One of our newest sheep looking at the wool of our oldest sheep...or the food scoop ;-).
7 comments:
Your ability to knit big, beautiful sweaters always awes me. Your willingness to use such treasures as CHORE clothes always stuns me!
Your yarn work is amazing!
I love this story. A special sweater for sure! You are wrapped in the arms of your loved ones.
Such a beautiful keepsake and memory for you. Beautiful sweater.
Such great photos!:)
A beautiful sweater from your own very dear sheep is indeed a keepsake.
A precious memories sweater <3
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