Flying Goat Farm

Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

super soft delicate shawl

I have to admit, I didn’t knit this myself. Yes, I have some wonderful trusted knitters who knit garments for me that are way above my skill level. And also they are so much faster! Since I am the slowest knitter in the world. This shawl, called The Joker and The Thief is designed by Melanie Berg. She designed it for a gradient and I decided to use full skeins of Zephyrette so ours is a ABCBA pattern. What I mean is that we progressed through the colors and then went backwards through them again. Our shawl is made with Zephyrette. Have you used it before? It is a delicious blend of baby alpaca, silk and cashmere. It is super soft but has the structure of the silk so that it doesn’t stretch out.

You can pick your own colors or we can put a kit together for you. Grab the yarn in our online store and the pattern from Ravelry.

Posted on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

cute enamel pins on canvas bag

You can never have enough bags, right? And this one is great for keeping your current sweater project all together. I’ve been collecting buttons from my favorite friends and this bag is a way to show them off. The cute green sheep is from Dancing Leaf Farm and the purple castle is from Avalon Springs Farm and of course there is one from the Fiber Art Studio Tour. You can grab an FGF pin here.

Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

lacy sweater for a quick fall knit

pattern by Corrine Walcher — LiViLy Catoctin Sweater

This is a lovely lacy sweater made with our LiViLy yarn. This worsted weight yarn is made from the fleeces of my Cormo sheep. Corrine Walcher , AKA Gingyknits, is the designer. If you haven’t used her patterns before, they are concise and come in a wide range of sizes. And our LiViLy comes in great colors.

Here is photo of the front of the sweater. I have worn this several times. It is well fitting and the yarn is really next to the skin soft. You can get LiViLy yarn here. You can get Gingy’s pattern here.

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

gradient set to make a pretty shawl

This shawl is a really fun one to make. It is a shallow crescent shape. It can be worn in so many ways from over your shoulders or backwards like a cowl. It is made with my Corrie Sock yarn. The kit includes a 5 mini skein gradient set, beads for the edge and the pattern. The mini’s do all the work for you, most of this shawl is garter stitch and at the end there is some lace stitches for interest. This is a good project to take to the soccer field or swim meets. All you need to do is add needles and you’re ready to cast on. There are 5 colors to choose from, so go grab one in my online store.

5 skein gradient set — Brilliant Blue set

Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

color combos for making the Camau Shawl

I have some beautiful color combos to make this fun shawl. It is a crescent shaped shawl with short rows of eyelet in a contrasting color. The main color is all garter stitch and it easy vacation knitting. It makes a nice light shawl for summer nights. The kits include 4 skeins of Cirrus yarn and the pattern. Just add needles and you are ready to get knitting. Grab one or two kits in my online store. It’s currently on sale for $45 per kit.

Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

Autumnal Yarn Collection

I’m working on my Autumn yarn collection that will make their debut at the three fiber festivals in September and October. I have a booth at Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, Fall Fiber Festival at James Madison’s Montpelier and Rhinebeck Fiber Festival. I’m still deciding which yarn will be the featured yarn at which festival. As you can see these are fingering weight yarns. They make excellent socks but I also love this yarn for making shawls. Click here if you would like to join my mailing list so that I can let you know about new colorways, patterns and which of these yarns will be available a specific show.

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

4 skeins + a pattern = a kit

yarn pattern kit for shawl — 4 skeins of Zephyrette luxury yarn blend of alpaca, cashmere and silk

I love this combo of Zephyrette skeins. Our Zephyrette is a blend of baby alpaca, silk and cashmere and is heavenly to knit with. This Strisce pattern is really car or TV knitting. It is mostly a garter stitch shawl with some lace at the bottom edge. It is an asymmetrical triangle shawl and can be worn is a variety of ways. This kit comes with the pattern and 4 skeins of yarn, all you need to do is add needles. You can get the kit here.

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

a view from the spinning wheel

It’s the Tour de Fleece! This is a spinning event where hand spinners spin everyday of the Tour de France. It is a fun event and I love the sense of community around it.

view from the wheel — view from my wheel

For the first 3 days, I spun 4 ounces of hand dyed Blue Faced Leicester top and plied some of it into 132 yards of worsted weight yarn.

Want to join my team? Go to Ravelry and join in this forum. And if you love this roving, you can grab some in my online store.

Posted on July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

couch knitting on hot summer days

I love to do my knitting on the couch watching/listening to a guilty pleasure on the TV. Here’s a fun and easy 2 color brioche cowl knit in the round. Full disclosure…..I did have to redo this first attempt at least 4 times to fix mistakes as I learned this new technique. Yarn pictured is Rum Raisin LiViLy Cormo Worsted and Synergy mint green Worsted. You can grab some of this in my online store.

Posted on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Lisa — Leave a comment

knit more wherever you are

Our lives are so busy. It’s important to take some time to do repetitive tasks like knitting or crochet. And why not do it in public? If you can work 10-15 minutes a day on your project, it will get done. So this month knit in public! I’m knitting my Zephyrette Top designed by Corrine Wacher. Obviously I’m using my Zephyrette yarn (a luxurious blend of baby alpaca, cashmere and silk) It’s like knitting with kittens!! Go grab some for yourself in my online store.