Excalibur

I am so happy and excited lately.  I have been working for months at skirting, washing, and dyeing some fiber for yarn in which the milling was just finished! Hurray!  It is for the Excalibur yarn base, that in 2012 I offered only in a worsted weight and now I am offering in sport as well.

Lady of the Lake, full skein

What's in the name...  The poetic connection between "Excalibur", King Arthur's famous sword, and this yarn is that this entire yarn base is produced with a tiny bit of glitz.  It is a little shine and a little sparkle that maybe one could see when the Lady of the Lake rose out of the water to give Arthur the sword -- shining and reflecting from the sun and the water.  Or perhaps, it is Arthur rushing into battle with his gleaming sword risen with courage.  I thought it would be fun to infuse some yarn with a little of that poetry, magic and imagery in mind.

Fairy Wings, full skein

The first two colors that I have finished labeling are pictured.  The blue is "Lady of the Lake"  -- a very deep rich true blue with sparkle for The Lady.   The gray is a natural gray from the alpaca, mohair and wool - all natural gray fleeces.  I generally am not known for my work with a natural color palette, however, this was too beautiful to do any thing else with!  It would have been just "gilding the lily" as they say.  The gray is named, "Fairy Wings."  I am so pleased with its softness and lightness.  I think my customers will really enjoy it.

Lady of the Lake, close up

Description:
These yarn runs are all 1/3 wool (Targee X), 1/3 mohair, and 1/3 alpaca.  They are all sport weight, international gauge #2 Fine.  Each skein is 375 yards, weight is appx 4 ounces +.  The reference to "Farm Yarn" means that it is my animals and some fiber from some friends' farms.  It is all cottage milled and hand dyed (not to mention all the other steps done by my hand too).  Care suggestions are hand-wash and dry flat.  Inquiries at AvalonSpringsFarm@comcast.net are welcome.

Fairy Wings, close up

Fairy Wings, many skeins

Lady of the Lake, many skeins

More to come, stay tuned...

Always, Karen