knitting - Flying Goat Farm

Mini Skeins for the Fiber Art Studio Tour Shawl

by Lisa Check | Jun 10, 2022 | knitting

Winter Half Pipe KAL

by Lisa Check | Jan 31, 2022 | knitting, wool, Yarn

If you’ve been reading this blog you know that I am starting a KNIT ALONG this Friday, in just 4 days. This is in honor of the Winter Olympics and the Ravellenics event. The objective of Ravellenics is to start and finish at least one item in your preferred...

Cabla Hat for the Winter Hat Half-pipe KAL

by Lisa Check | Jan 26, 2022 | knitting, local wardrobe, wool, Yarn

This is the third and last kit option for the Winter hat KAL. It is a simple cable hat that I designed for my Livily or Trasna yarn. Each kit comes with a skein of yarn, the pattern and a cute pompom.

Hat KAL for the Winter Olympics

by Lisa Check | Jan 12, 2022 | knitting, wool, Yarn

Let’s do a Hat KAL during the Olympic Games!! The rules for the Ravellenic Games are to start and finish a project during the Olympics. So starting Feb. 4th and finishing Feb 20th. I will have 3 hat kits for sale. Cabla Hat using our worsted weight...

New Fall Yarns for your Collection

by Lisa Check | Sep 29, 2021 | Flying Goat Farm, knitting, wool, Yarn

We have 2 new yarns this year and I’m dyeing up A LOT of it. The first yarn is called LiViLy Bounce. It is a sport weight. Each skein has 330 yards in each 4oz skein. And it feels so great. It is made from our Cormo fleeces. I haven’t yet put any on the...

Small, Quick Projects for the Dog Days of Summer

by Lisa Check | Jul 26, 2021 | knitting, Yarn

It’s hot. I think it’s hot just about everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. My friends in LA and Oregon have been talking about trees becoming sunburned and the forests dying. And we here on the East Coast are stuck in the heat and humidity of summer....