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Knitting black yarn on black needles should only be attempted in natural daylight hours! After that, it's off limits. Note to self and all others, although it's probably pretty obvious. The rest of today has been catching up on more spring cleaning and preparing for soap making and dyeing! Last week was just a little much. Over the period of a week, with many projects inbetween, Emily completed the first mitt.

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Emily found inspiration in this and sought out the perfect knitting pattern, she came up with the “Ginger Maple” fingerless mitts pattern by Alicia Plummer on Ravelry, using a series of slip and earthen stitches.

The raw East Friesian sheep wool was locally grown and sourced from Sierra Sheep Farm in Polson, a family farm dedicated to raising high quality dairy sheep, then professionally millspun (worsted weight) by The Wool Mill in Belgrade, Montana. Our “Blackstrap Molasses Millspun Wool Yarn” is inspired by the rich, sweet syrup derived from Montana grown sugar beets, an important aspect of Montana’s agriculture industry. The pairing and names of the pattern and yarn are too perfect! It's another one if those knits that just have to be done. The fiber was sourced from our friend Sara felt a fingerless mitts pattern would complete that vibe. It is an East Friesian 2 ply yarn and I just love it's crisp, sproingyness and rustic, cozy feel. Today was a bit of a slow down, and this package from my sister is the perfect wrap up to it! I ordered a bunch of patterns from when she had her pattern sale earlier in the month and thought my sister's 'Backstrap Molasses' yarn from would be perfect for the Ginger Maple fingerless gloves pattern I bought. There's been a lot behind the scenes happening over here, some related to business, some not.

In late April, Emily purchased a couple skeins of our yarn for a personal knitting project, gathering inspiration from the color, texture, and names of knitting patterns and yarn labels. Hartman’s Farmhouse Market is based in Maine and owned by my eldest sister, Emily Hartman.

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