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FLEECES FROM
BLACK MOUNTAIN RANCH
DIANE (FEHLMAN) McCALIB
MAY 2011 |
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THE VIEW FROM DIANE'S PLACE ON BLACK MOUNTAIN!
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JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER SHEARING;
VARIEGATED GRAY FLEECES, AND WHITE FLEECES! |
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EVEN "OLD SUZY" HAD A BEAUTIFUL FLEECE THIS YEAR! |
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HERE'S "SADIE", SEE HER COMPLETE PHOTO BELOW! |
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LINDA PECK AND DONNA ROLPH |
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THIS YEAR'S LAMBS |
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THE ADULT SHEEP |
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HERE'S SUZY! SHE HAS BEEN SUCH A GOOD MOMMY AND A GREAT FLEECE PRODUCER
FOR MANY YEARS! |
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THE GOATS WERE ALL EXCITED, TOO! |
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DIANE HAS THREE GREAT PYRENEES GUARD DOGS! |
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YOU HAVE TO "SIT" BEFORE PETTING! |
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HERE IS "KARI" LAID OUT FOR SKIRTING, CUT SIDE UP! |
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AND THIS IS "KARI", TIP SIDE UP! |
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CLOSE-UP OF KARI. |
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AND HERE IS "SADIE". |
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HERE ARE SOME ITEMS MADE FROM DIANE'S FLEECES!
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by Grannie Linda THIS VEST WAS SPUN AND KNIT USING DIANE'S COTSWOLD LAMB'S WOOL. THE FIBER
STAPLE WAS ABOUT 1 TO 1/12 INCHES, SO I CARDED IT AND USED THE LONG DRAW
METHOD. IT IS VERY SOFT AND WARM. I DID THE BODY IN ONE PIECE SO THAT I
COULD USE A OPEN WORK PATTERN FOR A BOTTOM EDGE. IT IS FROM THE LARK
PUBLISHED BOOK, "THE NEW KNITTING STITCH LIBRARY" - LESLEY STANFIELD,
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HERE IS A HANDSPUN SHEEP CARDIGAN MADE FROM SUZY FOR DIANE. SUZY
IS VARIEGATED AND I SEPARATED THE GRAYS TO MAKE THE VARIOUS COLORS FOR
THE SWEATER AND INTARSIA SHEEP. |
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THIS HANDSPUN, FAIR ISLE VEST WAS KNIT IN THE ROUND, STEEKED, AND
CUT. I THEN KNIT ON THE BORDERS. THE WOOL IS MOSTLY SUZY. SHE IS SUCH
A LOVELY GRAY! I OVER-DYED HER FOR THE BLUE. THE YELLOW IS SOME WHITE
COTSWOLD, DYED, AND THE GREEN IS A BIT OF ALPACA.
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THIS HANDSPUN CARDIGAN WAS ALSO KNIT IN THE ROUND, STEEKED, AND CUT. IT IS
A HEILO PATTERN; "JUBILEUM".
THE GRAY IS SUZY, THE GREEN IS SUZY OVER-DYED. THE WHITE IS ALSO DIANE'S
COTSWOLD. THE DARK BROWN IS A CORRIEDALE NAMED "IRIS" FROM ANOTHER FLEECE
GROWER IN SISKIYOU COUNTY.
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ANOTHER HANDSPUN CARDIGAN. THIS WAS ONE OF DIANE'S LOVELY WHITE COTSWOLDS
NAMED "SARAH". SHE WAS WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH! LONG STAPLE, CLEAN FLEECE,
AND A NICE, SOFT, CREAMY WHITE! THE FRONT IS CROCHETED AND THE BACK AND
SLEEVES ARE KNIT WITH A CROCHETED BORDER.
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THIS ARAN CARDIGAN AND HAT WERE SPUN FROM DIANE'S "SALLY" AND "JAKE". MORE
LOVELY COTSWOLD FLEECES! THIS SET IS HEAVY! THE SWEATER AND HAT WEIGH
OVER THREE POUNDS, AND ARE VERY WARM! SPUN IN A WORSTED WEIGHT.
A RIBBON WINNER IN THE SISKIYOU COUNTY FAIR, 2008!
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| EVERYONE NEEDS A HAT! HERE IS ONE I KNIT FOR MY SON FROM SUZY!
NICE AND WARM!!! |
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DECEMBER 2008 HERE IS A SWEATER FOR DIANE'S HUSBAND, BRUCE
McCALIB. THE YARN WAS "SUZY" (GREY) AND "STAR" (BLACK). THE YARN WAS
MILLED BY LYNN ROY AT THE
KLAMATH RIVER ALPACAS FIBER MILL IN SCOTT VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (knit by
Grannie Linda). |

THE FRONT |

HERE IS THE BACK.....BLACK ANGUS BULL..... |

AND A HAT TO MATCH!!! |
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19 GARMENTS; 5 MAN SWEATERS AND 14 VESTS! |
IN 2010 DIANE DECIDED TO HAVE GARMENTS MADE FOR HER FAMILY FROM HER OWN
SHEEP'S FLEECE!
THE FIBER WAS PROCESSED AT
THE KLAMATH RIVER ALPACAS' MILL IN FORT JONES,
THEN THE YARN WENT ON TO MACHINE KNITTER, JOYCE KYLE,
THEN LINDA PECK ASSEMBLED ALL AND FINISHED!
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HERE IS A COMPLETED VEST ON THE RECIPIENT! |

GRANNIE LINDA WEARING A HOODIE MADE FROM DYED "SABRINA" |
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THE HOODIE |
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FALL, 2010! HERE IS A SAMPLE SKEIN OF THE RED OVER-DYED "CHRIS"! |
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HERE IS A FULL SIZED SKEIN OF THE BLACK HALF OF "CHRIS"! |