Farmhouse Sock Yarn

A new line of sock yarn has arrived, and there are so many virtues to extoll here.  Really.  So you might actually want to read all about it before you snatch some... or click here if you are really impatient.

I'm talking about Bo Peep's Sock Yarn from Farmhouse Yarns.  Why is Farmhouse Yarns special?  This is what Carol, the owner/dyer (along with her sister) has to say about it:

"Farmhouse Yarns are made in America- we buy wool directly from sheep farmers whenever possible.  Many are small family farms with 20 or few sheep.... farms that find it very difficult to compete in a global economy where foreign wool has taken over and has driven down the price of wool.  Farmhouse provides local farmers with a valuable market for their wool.  Fleeces are hand-chosen for quality, then the yarns are hand-dyed to bring you the highest quality American yarns available."

Heck, that almost makes me want to go out in today's rain and fly my American flag.  Hee.

And it's quite lovely yarn.  Hand dyed.  Machine wash AND dry- though not on a hot setting, people.  Unless you want a nice, felted pair of socks.  Like most hand dyed yarn, each skein varies in how much of a particular color is on each skein.  I've noticed this is especially true for a few of the colors Carol dyes, like Rose Garden, shown at left.  You'll see all the colors pictured, but you might see that there is more pink or green, or that the color is brighter or paler.  *Oh, and note that while the yarn is quite soft and nice, it's not as soft as oh, say Koigu or Claudia's yarn.  Carol says not to be fooled by the texture- it gets softer and softer with each wash.

And if all that isn't good enough for you, I've got an Introductory Special going on- this yarn is normally priced at $22 a skein, but this batch is just $20 a skein.  And it's a generous skein too! Over 5 ounces (25% more than the typical one-pair sock yarn).

On a completely different subject, is this foggy weather really pi**ing off anyone else?  Please tell me I'm not the only one.  Here in NE Indiana, we have been hit with some horrible fog.  It's finally letting up today, though the torrential rain has turned into huge flakes of snow.  Yesterday, I couldn't even see across the street.  I'm avoiding driving b/c I'm afraid of hitting an Amish buggy!  Seriously!  That's how "country" I am now!

Comments

[Donna]

Love buying American - not that I'm especially patriotic - I just like to know that my money is going to a "neighbor." If anyone else likes to buy American & is in need of a nice sturdy bag (knitting, laptpop, tote) I can recommend Tom Bihn. The quality is fantastic & they are made near Seattle. One of my favorites is the littl bag with the clear vinyl front - great to use for knitting notions. This is about the strangest winter I can remember. We went out to dinner Sunday evening (early - around 5:30) & afterward, since it was still early & everyone was home watching the Super Bowl, we decided to check out Border's (who can resist a bookstore? not me - they're just below LYS's). When we went into Border's, it was clear & snowing almost imperceptibly (that very fine, dry, almost invisible kind). When we came out about 25 minutes later, it felt like being in a snow globe. Big fat snow flakes falling very densely. And fog - it was so thick you couldn't see oncoming headlights until they were about 1/16 of a mile away. We took streets & drove slowly so it took about 20 minutes to get home. Thank God for Super Bowl Sunday - it meant almost no traffic. By the time we got home, we had over an inch of snow. I'm so glad I don't have to go out.

[Monica]

Here in South Central IN it has been gloomy and very blustery, as Winnie the Pooh would say. The Tornado sirens have alarmed twice in less than 24 hours. The kids were hoping for 2 hour delays due to the fog, but no such luck. They may tomorrow though with flooding from all the rain

I was wondering about the softness of that yarn I have knit with their other yarns and the colors are fantastic.

[Teyani]

gorgeous new yarns. can't wait to get my fingers on some of them :-)
and as for the weather.... I was considering hiring someone to build an ark! (but tonight we have snow)

[Wendi]

The yarn is absolutely gorgeous! As for the weather, I'd take rain any day over 9 inches of SNOW!!! You don't have to shovel rain!

[Abby]

YES the weather is getting to me! Especially since it is finding its way into my house. Time for a new roof, I guess. -- I recently read about some bison yarn that travels all around the world to be processed, so it is nice to find some yarn that doesn't leave a huge CO2 footprint.