Fleece

I haven't told you about what my in-laws brought to me last weekend. They brought me Romney fleece. A friend of theirs raises sheep and they picked out one of the fleeces for me. It's my first fleece so I can't give a really good description, but it's fairly soft which from my reading, Romney is supposed to be a bit coarser. I think it's from a younger sheep. It had already been washed for me, so I'm going straight to carding although I'll need to wash it a little more once it’s yarn. There is a little vegetable matter, but most of it is falling out in the carding process. And it's spinning up very nicely, fairly thin. I've read Romney is a good sock yarn. I could make a lot of socks.

As for my decision about the Hex Coat. I think I'm going to risk it because I realized something. I started the coat back in June and in the same month I had a health issue which made me rethink the way I eat and exercise. Nothing serious, my blood sugar was just a little elevated, so I started eating better and actually doing planned cardio two or three times a week along with weight training. I got my blood sugar down and I've lost a bit of my "baby" weight as a bonus. I've done the math of the tighter gauge and in theory it should fit my new size perfectly. Yes, I am aware that this is only theory and that I am tempting fate and might well have to reknit the whole darn thing. I am okay with that risk. I think. (Feel free to remind of this post if the coat doesn't fit.)