Yarn - Flying Goat Farm

couch knitting on hot summer days

by Gusman | Jul 5, 2019 | knitting, WIP, wool, Yarn

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...

Love Knitting Shawls?

by Gusman | Jun 25, 2019 | knitting, Yarn

Do you struggle to pick yarns and colors that will make that shawl really shine? I put together shawl triads just for you. I combined fingering weight yarn skeins in colors that work together for a really great shawl. There are some with only sparkly yarn, some with a...

Hand Dyed Holiday Collection

by Gusman | Jun 13, 2019 | holiday, knitting, Yarn

These hand dyed yarns are great for warm and snuggly holiday gifting

Washfast: What does it mean?

by Gusman | Aug 29, 2018 | Yarn

I am asked all the time about whether my yarns are color fast and wash fast. And my usual answer is yes. But I need to clarify that answer. And I’m going to try to not sound like too much of a chemistry geek, so here goes. The dyes that are made to dye protein...

Yarn Weights and Measures: What Do They All Mean?

by Lisa Check | Mar 14, 2016 | knitting, wool, Yarn

I’ve been thinking a lot about what all those ways that yarn manufacturers, including myself, categorize the yarn. There are so many ways of speaking about the size of the yarn. The standard yarn weight information is set up in a table with discreet squares....

Stash Appreciation–Mohair Blends

by Sam Fargo | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, mohair, Stash appreciation, Yarn

Mohair is an incredible fiber: strong, brilliant, resilient, warm, breathable and renewable. It does do better when it is blended with another fiber. Mohair in yarn can add a nice halo or fuzziness to the yarn. It also gives off it’s brilliant shine and luster....