Routt County Woolens blankets.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Cool Colorado Stuff - Brief Article

Routt County Woolens' blankets consist of some of the cleanest wool in the world: that which is produced by the northwest Colorado sheep industry. As this good wool too often goes to waste, the company buys it at a premium and puts it to good use in a variety of products, including a different limited-edition blanket every year. (Local sunsets served as inspiration for the yellow-and-blue "Steamboat Mountain Shadows," the 2002 limited edition.) Routt County Woolens was started in 1997 as a result of a state grant to test the market for local, value-added agricultural products, with the company...