Cormo and Haflinger

Cormo and Haflinger
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Lazy weekend, mostly. I did get a number of small things done, including some yarn photography. Here is a photo of the yarn I mentioned last week, made by blending white Cormo wool with spring shed from my Haflinger ponies. You can see the wool and the chestnut horsehair lying on the cards at the left. Spun and plied, the yarn is stretchier and softer than I expected, though of course it is still "hairy" from the ends of the horsehair that stick out. You wouldn't want it for underwear I think, but it will make good mittens or a hat that will shed rain. I'm pleased with this result and will make up enough additional yarn for a pair of those mittens to go in the show this fall. See additional yarn and projects here.