Distelfink Fiber

Distelfink Fiber Distelfink Fiber Co. is an indie-dyer providing gorgeous colors on Merino, BFL, and locally sourced Romney/Border Leicester yarns.

is a mother-daughter yarn-dyeing company that was established after starting a small flock of Romney and Romney/Border Leicester sheep in 2013. My mom and I started hand-dyeing our own yarns when we wanted to bring to life some of our favorite colors on SW Merino and mill-spun yarn from our flock. Both of us were born and raised in Pennsylvania and spent the majority of our lives surrounded by Pen

nsylvania Dutch culture, having a large influence from extended family and the community. Through my Mom, I grew to appreciate the simple beauty in fraktur art and found great appreciation for what the Distelfink represents. Even though I no longer live in Pennsylvania, I have a lot of love for the state I grew up in and I strive to put as love and happiness into my business as I received living in that culture. We hope you enjoy our product as much as we enjoy creating it!

Can you believe the First Annual Harrisburg Area Yarn Crawl is less than 16 days away? There are over 500 of you that si...
05/26/2026

Can you believe the First Annual Harrisburg Area Yarn Crawl is less than 16 days away? There are over 500 of you that signed up to participate in the crawl and we are so excited. Mom and I have been busy dyeing roving and yarn, prepping batts, and planning something fun for you!

Each day of the crawl you’ll have to opportunity to meet the flock and see where our farm raised yarns come from.

On Saturday and Sunday, we have spots available for you to Design Your Own Mini-Batt. The cost is $18 for a 30 gram batt where you pick the colors, inclusions, and how you want it laid out on the carder. Sign ups are on the website so grab your spot!

We will also have a surprise that I can’t tell you about until June 11th

Nothing beats the joy we get from being out in the pasture with the flock. From the sounds of them munching on grass and...
05/18/2026

Nothing beats the joy we get from being out in the pasture with the flock. From the sounds of them munching on grass and the smell of sheep (iykyk), it helps us slow down and appreciate the here and now.
Now its time to get back to work so we have yarn and roving for you at the yarn crawl and

My favorite time of year is here. Come and yap with Matt and I about yarn this weekend in BARN 6 | BOOTH 15! We’re bring...
04/30/2026

My favorite time of year is here. Come and yap with Matt and I about yarn this weekend in BARN 6 | BOOTH 15!

We’re bringing all of our farm yarn, our nonsuperwash merino base, Rambouillet roving, merino/silk roving, batts, and more!

Refreshed and restocked 😍 Can’t wait to see some familiar faces and hopefully meet some new ones this weekend at !Join u...
04/23/2026

Refreshed and restocked 😍 Can’t wait to see some familiar faces and hopefully meet some new ones this weekend at !

Join us for all kinds of fibery goodness as you meet with 100+ vendors that serve the knitting and crocheting crowd.
Be sure to bring the family out and enjoy the day with great local food, Kids Zone, local tastings, and much more.
The event is FREE! Register by April 24th for a chance to win!

When: Saturday, April 25, 9am-4pm
Where: The Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 East Patrick Street, Frederick

We’ve been spending some time in the dye studio restocking some of your favorite colors on our farm yarn! We will have a...
04/20/2026

We’ve been spending some time in the dye studio restocking some of your favorite colors on our farm yarn! We will have a fresh batch of yarn, roving, and batts for you this weekend at and next weekend at

Can’t wait to see you all 💜

Have you heard the news? The Harrisburg area is getting its own yarn crawl! Join us and 8 other shops/farms in the area ...
04/12/2026

Have you heard the news?

The Harrisburg area is getting its own yarn crawl! Join us and 8 other shops/farms in the area for some fun, fiber, and friends in June.

The crawl is free to participate in, we just ask that you register ahead of time. Harrisburgareayarncrawl.com 💜

A few months ago I began learning to knit continental after 20+ years as a thrower due to a repetitive motion injury tha...
04/07/2026

A few months ago I began learning to knit continental after 20+ years as a thrower due to a repetitive motion injury that well, it just keeps repeating. 😂 I definitely feel like I’m using new hands and am truly engaging in SLOOOOOWWWWW knitting. I decided to knit continental and use Portuguese purling as it seems to aggravate my wrists the least. has been a wonderful teacher, guiding me along the way on how to adjust my hands/yarn/etc.

I had the Clay Tee by in my queue with some Maggie DI and decided to give it a go as a *new* knitter. Maybe you’ll see a mostly finished garment at MDSW! Have you had to relearn how to do a task?

We are keeping quite busy over here dyeing up roving and yarn, and blending batts to bring to you at and in the next m...
04/05/2026

We are keeping quite busy over here dyeing up roving and yarn, and blending batts to bring to you at and in the next month.

What are you most excited to see at the festivals?

March happenings -We’ve had a few warm days here and there so I’ve been spending as much time outdoors as possible. One ...
03/30/2026

March happenings -

We’ve had a few warm days here and there so I’ve been spending as much time outdoors as possible. One of my favorite things lately has been taking my wheel out back to sit with the chickens and ducks.

The flock is clearly ready for green grass but the birds are still able to find goodies in the yard.

I’ve been prepping lots of mini batts, dyeing roving, and dyeing yarn for our upcoming shows. Hoping to see a bunch of you at the end of the month in Frederick!

🌈 Hand-dyed wool nepps make mini batts so much fun! We dyed up some plain wool nepps in some bright colorways to add som...
03/04/2026

🌈 Hand-dyed wool nepps make mini batts so much fun! We dyed up some plain wool nepps in some bright colorways to add some pizzazz to our art batts. Which nepp color is your favorite?

Address

2998 Ritner Highway
Carlisle, PA
17015

Telephone

+17177761166

Website

http://harrisburgareayarncrawl.com/

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