News & Notes From FGF
I love top down sweaters!
So many of you are following my progress on my #norhinebecksweater. I was talking about on my facebook Thursday Thrums yesterday (do you know I am live on Facebook every Thursday at 1pm?) Trasna Yarn in Agate In case you missed it, I am making my no rhinebeck sweater...
Picking the right yarn for your next project
I just dropped Episode 7. It's all about how to pick the right yarn for your next project. I start with some of the questions I ask myself as I'm dreaming of a new project. Don't you love starting something new? I do! I do think it's like dreaming. There is the entire...
Episode 7
Lisa talks about how to pick the right yarn for your next project, whether that's for a picky teenager or for yourself. She walks you through design decisions and the right kinds of yarn for cables, lace and other kinds of stitching.
upping my knitting game
I've been doing a lot of thinking about how I live every day during these pandemic times. How many times do I get up and walk around the house or around the block...well our "block" is 25 acres of trees, grass, deer and rocks.How many times have I walked to the...
tour de fleece- part deux!
I haven't talked to the spinners in our community for a month, since the TdF part un concluded. Why 2 parts? Well, a little background. .. The tour de fleece is based on the tour de France and that was delayed due to covid 19 concerns. The spinning community decided...
What are you looking for?
Okay, it's a strange time right? The stores have limited hours and limited availability. The festivals are all virtual. And it's hard. It's hard to find that skein you're looking for. It's hard to trust that the skein will look like the photo when you get it. It's...
Shop Update: Autumn Colorways
New colorways available for your fall knitting Combo of Bright Leaves, Toasted Grapes and Burgundy Combo of Apple Harvest, Lichen and Red Delicious all on Chinook Yarn Base Combo of Burgundy, Hollyhock and Lichen on Corrie Sock Yarn My Autumn collection has hand dyed...
Making progress on my No-Rhinebeck Sweater
I've finished the colorwork yoke. I've gotten to the sleeve/body split. Now it is just knitting, knitting, knitting! I kinda wonder and worry if I have enough handspun. So I'm thinking about alternatives in that case. I know I want to have more colorwork at the hem...
New Podcast Episode: A conversation with Karen of Avalon Springs Farm
Click here to tune in..... OR subscribe to my podcast on itunes. If you love it...please leave me a review! Karen and I talk about being fiber artists. We are both city girls who turned into fiber farmers. We talk about our journey from city girl to farmHer. And we...
Podcast 6
Join Lisa and Karen as they talk about art, goats and yarn.
