romney – Diary of a Yarnophile

I made a quick trip to my weaving studio last night and brought home my small loom (15″ Schacht Cricket) so I can weave from home again. I decided to weave some of the Romney wool yarn that I bought the year before last during the 2019 Deep South Yarn Hop. This yarn came from River Cottage Farm in Rockfield, KY. It was labeled “Son of Chieftain” which I’m pretty sure is the sheep that it came from. I used one full skein and a few yards from the second skein since the first skein was only 130 yds. Because it was bulky weight yarn, I used my 5 dpi reed.

After I blogged yesterday, the mail person arrived with my North Ronaldsay roving from Hearthside Fibers…which I’m very excited to start spinning today (after my kids’ dentist appointment, anyway).

I ordered 300g, so it should yield enough for a couple of woven scarves. If you’ve never heard about this seaweed-eating conservation breed sheep, here is a great video to watch.

December 2019 was a blur for me and my family. My father underwent a major emergency surgery on December 7th after three weeks of being sick with an undiagnosed illness. He spent 25 days in the hospital and underwent 4 procedures during that time. My mother never left his side, so I did a lot of running around on her behalf until my father finally got to come home on December 30th.

I did, however, manage to get several weaving and a knitting project completed when I wasn’t at the hospital. Weaving (and knitting) kept my hands busy while my mind worried about my dad. Thankfully, he is on the mend and I am now able to look forward to new projects in 2020.

Here a few that I completed in December: