Oh, I’m so excited to show you my newest sweater! Such a labor of love it was, from start to finish. What a joy! I had been waiting to knit this up for a long time – a few weeks ago I mustered the courage to begin. For the yarn, I sought out the fattest wool I could find. I
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At last, a cowl. It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of this knitting pattern, so carefully designed to complement the unique hand of First Harvest yarn. Winterlit, it is called and indeed, the saturated hues shine like a beacon through the grey. Winterlit is knit in Herringbone stitch, an elegant but easy to learn stitch pattern
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Something wonderful is waiting to be born. A skein of yarn has yielded a magnificent antidote to late Winter. Woolen loops and knots, made with sticks, have been arranged just so, the choreography has been recorded, the results tested and loved. I am now fashioning it all into a virtual paper airplane, giving it wings to reach you all, wherever
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There are so many titles I could give to this post: Knots with sticks and string. Things I’d like to wear before Winter’s end. Woolen gluttony. That point in Winter where I hit my knitting stride and crank out projects which have languished on the needles for more than 1 or 2 years. Instead, I’ll stick with the theme
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It starts with the most lovely of roving, a cloud of Coopworth wool studded with silken jewels. Whir, whir, whir, whir chants the spinning wheel, revolving with such sensory joy that it’s a wonder the wheel and spinner alike do not levitate out of sheer meditative elation. The shimmering fibers slide through our fingers so effortlessly, practically spinning themselves. Fill
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If I really boil all of this down to one pivotal experience, I can honestly say that we got sheep as a result of forgetting to pack sleeping bags on a camping trip. The local yarn that I found that weekend led me to the farm where it was grown, which was precisely where we bought our own starter flock.
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The new Mumford and Sons album magically arrived in my inbox this morning, setting the tone for a stellar day. There was knitting. Reading. Puppy love. And an ever-growing awareness that we’ve not got enough chew toys to satisfy those puppy teeth. Yes, Leila, we all think Errol’s feet are delicious, but we mean it metaphorically.
I can’t wait to tell you all about this project – from its crazy inception (over a particularly strong cup of coffee) to how the design features seemed to evolve organically, on their own. I will report on the process of making a muslin – how useful a tool it was and how it came together surprisingly quick, without seeming
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I returned last night from three full days at the Jefferson (WI) Sheep and Wool Festival. Unpacking my suitcase, wet camping gear, bags of projects – completed and not, I felt a strong twinge of deja vu. It was a lot like returning from summer camp. When I left for the festival early Friday morning, barely glancing behind me to
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I’ve spoken so many times of the Sugar Maple Music Festival, that summer event which we revere more than any other. We afford it sacred calendar protection normally reserved for holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and now Solstice. Please don’t plan on getting married, birthing/baptizing your baby, or dying on the weekend of the Sugar Maple; we probably won’t attend. (your
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