Fleece!

jacobwasheddark, originally uploaded by trillium knits.

Monday night I washed up half of my newly acquired Jacob fleece. It was very easy to clean. The second soak in soapy water didn't even discolor the water, I could have gotten away with one. Two rinses and a few whirls around my head in the garment bag. (woohoo, I'm a giant salad spinner) and my fleece was ready to dry.

By yesterday afternoon when I was done with work, it was ready to go. Yay for a sunny morning. Here it is drying on my trampoline in the yard.

This batch is mostly dark wool. I'm hoping to spin up some lighter and darker skeins to play up the fleece variation. I'm tentatively thinking of the end product being a feather and fan shawl to show off the colors.

Here's my first few dozen combed puffs. I've also gotten about a half a bobbin spun. It's light and fluffy and quite soft.



I had considered saving this wool for the Tour de Fleece next month, but I just couldn't wait. This will be my first raw fleece to knitted item project and I'm very excited.