The Fun Part - Buying Yarn!!!
The easiest way to purchase my yarn, historic pattern kits and knit goods is through my Etsy page at https://suzytheshepherdess.etsy.com . However, currently I am out of yarn and am only selling knit goods.
When Will There Be More Yarn?
The sheep keep on growing their wool for me! Unfortunately, I have a backlog at the mill that washes, cards and spins my wool into yarn for me. I currently have two batches at the mill, medium (worsted) weight light gray and medium (worsted) weight slate gray. The mill estimates that my yarn will be done in the spring or summer of 2025. If you send me a message with your email address I will let you know as soon as my new yarn is here!
My yarn is spun in a medium (worsted) weight and fingering weight. All of my yarn is 100% wool, and all of the wool is from my own sheep. The color of the yarn is the natural color of the sheep. All of my yarn is sold in 50 gram skeins and the price is $9.00 per skein.
Medium Weight
The medium yarn is a two-ply and 50 grams equals approximately 100 yards. Do make your own gague swtach, but as for me, I knit:
6 Stitches per inch with US #5
5.5 Stitches per inch with US #7
4.5 Stitches per inch with US #8
Fingering Weight
The fingering yarn is also two-ply and 50 grams equals approximately 235 yards. I knit nine stitches per inch with this yarn using #1 needles. Currently only Slate Gray is available in fingering weight.
Dyed Yarn
I don't sell any dyed yarn. All of my yarn is the natural color of the sheep.
Lot Numbers
The lot number is the year the sheep was sheared. I sell yarn by color, but if you are trying to match a specific lot number please put the lot number you want in the comment area of your order, or send me an e-mail to ask if I have any skeins of a specific lot in stock. Once a lot is sold out it is truly sold out. Your hair changes a bit each year, and so does the sheep's!
International Shipments
Orders shipped within the United States and Canada can be ordered on this page. I don't do international orders here.
To order, visit my Etsy page at https://suzytheshepherdess.etsy.com
"Buy your wooolen yarns in quantities from some one in the country, whom you can trust."
Lydia Maria Child
The American Frugal Housewife, 1832
Suzy the Shepherdess knitting a wool sock at the Apple River Fort (1832)
Contact Details
Suzy the Shepherdess
Suzy Beggin Craft
P.O. Box 54
Stockton, IL 61085 U.S.A.
Phone: 815 541-0897
Email: Suzy@SuzytheShepherdess.com
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