The Knitter

Everything but the squeak

IT’S WOOL harvest time! Shearing got underway here super-early, with the Wool Boys, Castlemilk Moorits and first-timers being clipped on the 25th of May - a month earlier than we used to. The fleeces I have got are maybe the best ever! I also have a bountiful amount, so this year I am going to sell raw fleeces both online in my shop (caithnessyarns.com) and at Yarndale in September.

Clipping in May is very unusual

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