Seriously, I do feel like I need a therapist to make it through this situation. But then I realized I have you all and my knitting. And if I have you all and my knitting, I’ve got it all.
So, I’m sitting down with a cuppa. Little John is sleeping after having disrupted sleep (the mold remediation crew doing the estimate inspection woke him up and he’s getting his first tooth) this morning. And my head is spinning because I forgot to take my migraine medicine last night — to much on my mind.
Well, one mold remediation estimate down, two more to go. Looks like we’re going to loose all of our bedroom furniture, with the exception of our dressers, which can be wiped down and our bed, which, again, can be wiped down. Oh, my. Well, let’s not get into that.
One funny thing. The crew walks into the bedroom, and sure, it smells a little funny, especially now that it has been shut up (we’re no longer sleeping in there but camping out in the tiny little guest bedroom). But after 3 minutes of surveying the “damage,” the guy gives a little cough, “Oh, yeah, there’s mold, I can feel it in my lungs, can you feel it Eric? Do you mind if we talk somewhere else?” Duh, we know there is mold in there, you don’t need to remind us.
This is after the mold inspector who said he is highly allergic to mold and instantly reacts when there is mold said that he wasn’t reacting in our bedroom. I didn’t know what to make of the mold remediation crewman – was he pretending or was he just sensitive to that particular kind of mold. Or do that do that just to make you hire them on the spot and get it fixed right away.
On a knitting note: Finally my patterns from here on out will have schematics! Hooray, you all have been so patient with me as I have “professionalized” my patterns. Thank you!
Now for some yarn:
Catskill Saxon Merino
Ah, yes. Aren’t you feeling better already?
Last night my husband came home and walked in the house with the mail. I was sitting on the back porch trying to gather up enough strength to make dinner. All he had to do was plop a little hand scrawled package in my lap and I was revived. I tell you, he should keep a stash of fiber in his car for moments like that.
It was the fiber I had ordered from Catskill Saxon Merino Fiber Farm after reading Clara Parkes’ raving review of their fiber.
This is all part of my quest to explore and design with breed specific yarn, hopefully American grown breed specific yarn. This lovely yarn is headed toward a piece for the fall ’10 collection!
If you read Clara Parkes review then you know that the Saxon Merino breed is the most luxurious breed of merinos. And oh my, you can tell it when you feel this yarn. It is soft and pillowy and feels like butter beneath your fingers.
There is quite a bit of vegetable matter in it that will scare most people away. But I like that because I know I can easily pick it out and because it tells me that the fiber has not be treated with heavy chemicals thus destroying the character and integrity of the fiber.
The worsted weight is a single ply and because the saxon merino is a short, crimpy staple, thus soft, it is a highly energized ply and most people with say, “ah, it’s over spun.” No, it’s perfect. The energized ply will help it not pill so much, although, this will pill, but it will be lovely.
What I absolutely adored was the little note tucked inside and this I just have to keep — “The sheep thank you.” Now, isn’t that the sweetest? That just stole my heart. Dear little sheep, thank you.
So, to recap:
Catskill Saxon Merino (New York based)
Service Time: 10 days from date of order
Product: Just like Clara described – Excellent
Price: Mid-range – for a breed specific yarn I thought it was good
