Look what I came across! My mother and I (and Elina) went to a local craft-store today, where some women from Mehamn and surronding areas are selling their crafts. We admired knitwear in all shapes, quilts, jewelry (to die for!) and at the end, in the corner, I came across this beautiful yarn!
It's a 2-ply, 75% mohair and 25% merino. There's about 350 meters per 100 grams. I got two, and someday they'll be turned into a gorgeous shawl. It's really shiny, I had no idea mohair looks like this.. I guess mohair to me means 80's and the huge, brushed, fluffy sweaters in tacky colors like peach and hot pink. It's about time to stop being so prejudiced!
I've actually read about the yarn once before, when my mother gave me the link to their site.
I thought about asking them for some mohair to spin, but forgot all about it. I have to say I regret not doing it, the yarn is amazing! The mohair goat herd is grazing in arctic nature, actually there is no other flock of mohair goats living further north than this stock.
Nervei is a small place with only 30 inhabitants. In Norwegian vei means road, and funny enough, there is no road to Nervei! Commuting is done by boat, but I guess they have snowmobiles to get around in the winter as well.
I would love to go there sometime, but it's not that easy to get there.. or is it?
5 kommentarer:
Nyyydelig garn! Og moro at man kjenner historien bak, blir litt mer personlig med de geitene :)
Jeg fikk litt sånn "eh, er det der mohair?" feeling nå - så jeg antar det ikke bare er du som tenker 80-tallet når du hører mohair. Kos deg med garnet! Vakre bilder du hadde i forrige post, forresten
åå for ett nydelig garn.. *sukk* gleder meg til å se restultatet av det..
Heisann:
lenge siden, men likevel. Nå er vi iferd med å bygge vei til Nervei. Dermed håper vi på bedre betingelser for de om vil besøke bygda - og de som vil ha bygdas berømte ull.
Sjekk ut veibyggingen her:
http://veitilnervei.wordpress.com/
Hei, igjen...
Jeg sitter her og kikker på bildene i bloggen din jeg da og kommenterer her og der.
Og nå ble jeg fryktelig nysgjerrig...
Er du fra området? Selv er jeg fra MEhamn nemlig- selv om jeg flytta derfra da jeg var barn.
Vel vel, tilbake til surfinga.
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