DIANEFEHLMANFLEECES

FLEECES FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN RANCH
DIANE (FEHLMAN) McCALIB
MAY 2011

THE VIEW FROM DIANE'S PLACE ON BLACK MOUNTAIN!

JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER SHEARING;
VARIEGATED GRAY FLEECES, AND WHITE FLEECES!

EVEN "OLD SUZY" HAD A BEAUTIFUL FLEECE THIS YEAR!

HERE'S "SADIE", SEE HER COMPLETE PHOTO BELOW!

LINDA PECK AND DONNA ROLPH

THIS YEAR'S LAMBS

THE ADULT SHEEP

HERE'S SUZY! SHE HAS BEEN SUCH A GOOD MOMMY AND A GREAT FLEECE PRODUCER FOR MANY YEARS!

THE GOATS WERE ALL EXCITED, TOO!

DIANE HAS THREE GREAT PYRENEES GUARD DOGS!

YOU HAVE TO "SIT" BEFORE PETTING!

HERE IS "KARI" LAID OUT FOR SKIRTING, CUT SIDE UP!

AND THIS IS "KARI", TIP SIDE UP!

CLOSE-UP OF KARI.

AND HERE IS "SADIE".

HERE ARE SOME ITEMS MADE FROM DIANE'S FLEECES!

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, #284.

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.

by Grannie Linda

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.

by Grannie Linda

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.

by Grannie Linda

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.

by Grannie Linda

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!

by Grannie Linda

EVERYONE NEEDS A HAT! HERE IS ONE I KNIT FOR MY SON FROM SUZY! NICE AND WARM!!!

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!!!




				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!
Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the photo.

HERE IS A COMPLETED VEST ON THE RECIPIENT!

GRANNIE LINDA WEARING A HOODIE MADE FROM DYED "SABRINA"

THE HOODIE

FALL, 2010! HERE IS A SAMPLE SKEIN OF THE RED OVER-DYED "CHRIS"!

HERE IS A FULL SIZED SKEIN OF THE BLACK HALF OF "CHRIS"!