News & Notes From FGF
WIP Wednesday–no rhinebeck sweater edition
Making progress on the yoke of this Iounne sweater. It's a free pattern from Knitty. Is it simple? Oh so SIMPLE! But it is my first time knitting a steeked colorwork yoke sweater. So simple is OK. And this is all handspun yarn. The gold is from my own lamb fleeces and...
open studio this Saturday 10-3pm
Yes this weekend will be pretty busy around here. We are vendors at Vogue Knitting Live. See here for details. AND we are having an open studio on Saturday.... 10am to 3pm. Here are the details: Wear your mask! We will have hand sanitizer for you to use when you enter...
Vogue Knitting Live–August 13-16
Hi Y'all! Yes I'm going to be vending during Vogue Knitting Live August. I will be LIVE on ZOOM on Thursday and Sunday. I have the 3pm hour on Thursday and the 10am hour on Sunday. I will be showing you our yarn and colorways. I'll be taking you all out to the barns...
autumn colorway experiments
Let me know if you like these. They are currently on my experiment bases. The real collection will be on fingering weight yarn and possibly a worsted. Let me know what weight you want as well.
planning for my autumn collection
Even with no in-person shows, I still want to design a really nice autumn collection of colorways. Here's a behind the scenes look at the inspirations I'm thinking about using this year. So you have a favorite of these photos or colors? I'll be revealing my...
Episode 5
Lisa walks through all the steps to make Flying Goat Farm Yarn.
the no-rhinebeck sweater
So that's it. All the fiber festivals that I was going to be at are now closed. They aren't totally closed. Many will have a virtual marketplace instead and I'm participating in at least 3 of them. At this time of year, most Rhinebeck goers would be planning their...
Around the farm these days
Here's a few shots from the last week or so.... Tiger swallowtail on mint flowers...a sure sign of late summer Portrait of Henrietta....our colored BFL Blackberry the Cashmere who is a lot less than friendly on a good day!! LOL Portrait of Bill trimming a Cormo...
only a few left–knit blanks
There are only a few of the sock blank---sock blanks left. Remember this is an opportunity to learn how to knit socks 2 at a time. You get 60 day access to my free ecourse with the purchase of one of these fun fabrics. Knit blanks--sock blanks are fun to knit with as...
Learning how to substitute yarns
There is a lot of conversation on Instagram and FaceBook about designers and indie dyers. Some people feel discriminated against because they can't use expensive yarn. I think I am hearing that some knitters feel unseen by the knitting industry. There is a lot that...
