Windy Indigo Farm & Fiber

08/01/2026

07/30/2026

I’m obsessed. This Romney DK yarn is the best of what “farm yarn” can be.

Come get your squish on this weekend, Aug1-2, at Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle.

Sample swatch knit on US size 5 needles
4x4 in ~22 stitches and 32 rows

Also available online, for domestic shipping within the US. Look for Romney DK “Lady Gray.”

07/29/2026

This is your regular reminder that sheep are not dumb.

As prey animals, they are extremely vigilant.

They tend to a t first and ask questions later.

Even a person they know, staring at them from an unusual location, is cause for concern.

As you were, ladies. As you were.

07/29/2026

Just in time for Flock Fiber Festival — Romney roving, ready for your spindle or wheel!

We love our Romney long and soft.

But we over-shot the length on our 2025 clip, which made milling all the way to yarn tough.

So we’ve got more beautiful roving than usual, most 6+ inch staple. This is the same stuff that usually goes into our amazingly soft yarn.

The full colorway’s coming to Flock this weekend!

Looking for larger quantities? DM me ahead and I’ll be sure to bring enough for your next project!

💙see you soon, K

07/24/2026

Where do we get our funky wool crosses?

From our funky cross-bred sheep, of course. Cider and Vinny are 50% Gotland + 50% Romney. Vinny’s daughter Minnow is 25% Gotland + 75% Romney.

Wool from this cross is STRONG + SMOOTH + SHINY (Gotland) but it’s also GRIPPY + SOFTER (Romney).

I like to say there’s a wool for every purpose and a purpose for every wooL, and I think I’ve cracked the code on this one:

NEEDLEPOINT!

These kits are gorgeous.

Original artwork by Chillon Leach✨ 🎨 🖋️
Yarns milled locally by Anna & Jess
Wool grown with care right here Katie | Shepherd + Research Statistician

New designs premiering next week (!) Flock Fiber Festival

06/30/2026

The new guy is making quite an impression.

And that’s saying something with so many stud muffins in the barnyard. 😂

The boys (except Banter) are in the squeeze tonight, learning how to get along and not kill each other.

In the next day or so, they should be able to safely move to more spacious quarters.

Where’s Banter, you ask? He’s in the barn, recovering from his big weekend sweet-talking all the BSG visitors who stopped by!

06/30/2026

Thank you for another year of sheepy goodness. The laughter and camaraderie are priceless.

And, of course, in the midst of all the bustle and chatter I took almost no photos! Ugh!

Maybe that’s the best evidence of a wildly good time?

Still, I want to shoutout my good friend for being the best collaborator and roommate. I’m incredibly proud of our needlepoint kits and excited to show off even more later this summer at Flock.

And BSG just wouldn’t be the same without whose friendship and kind shepherding advice keep me mostly out of trouble and improving all the time.

And if you came out to the barn to see us, chatted with any of us or picked up a needlepoint kit, some new yarn or anything else THANK YOU! It makes a huge difference to our little farm. We’re here because of you!

Sheep show highlights:
Reserve Champion white Romeldale ewe
Reserve Champion natural colored Romeldale ram
1st place pair of white Romeldale ewe lambs
2nd place young flock (1 ram lamb, 2 ewe lambs)

And I’m super proud of Amelia, who is continuing to show up and keep learning and improving in this alongside me!

(And check out the handsome fellow who came home with us, courtesy of to help diversify our genetics this year!)

Until next time
💙 Katie

06/22/2026

Here’s a hint: they’re making their debut at Black Sheep Gathering later this week!

This idea has been percolating for a couple years. Neither of us could do it alone. And it’s been the best kind of collaboration.

We can’t wait to share it with you!

Soon!

06/21/2026

Every day, they get more comfortable with wearing halters.

It’s sort of like asking a toddler to hold your hand.

Will they complain? Sure.
Will they eventually comply? Probably.
Is it hurting them? Absolutely not.

Just like toddlers near water, we do stay within a few feet at all times just in case they get themselves into trouble.

(Never leave a haltered animal unattended!)

Still, there are bound to be show ring antics. Because babies listen to no one. 😂