shawl - Flying Goat Farm

Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by Lisa Check — Leave a comment

Introducing Shawlcraft Trios

Do you have a hard time picking out yarns that will go together for a shawl project? Maybe you have 2 skeins that work and you keep trying to find that one more skein that will make the other two sing. I have made Shawlcraft Trios just for you!.

These sets take most of the guesswork away from your yarn buying adventures. You will not experience decision fatigue because I have put together skeins that will work beautifully together.

These are sets of 3 fingering weight yarn skeins that are curated by me to go together into a wonderful project. There are 1200 yards in these packages which is enough to make a variety of projects. You could make a wonderful colorful shawl or even a sleeveless tee.

All you have to do is add needles, the pattern and the enthusiasm to start a new project. Just go to your Ravelry app and search for projects that take 1200 yards of fingering weight yarn and you will have hundreds, even thousands of projects to choose from. Click here to see your options

Posted on June 14, 2021March 19, 2022 by Lisa Check — Leave a comment

A Look at Two of our Shawl Kits

Here are quick looks at two of our shawl kits: Strisce Shawl made with Zephyrette and Raddiant Shawl made with Corrie Sock. Each of these shawls comes in various colorways. You can find the Strisce kit here and the Raddiant kit here.

Strisce Shawl Kit

Raddiant Shawl Kit

Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 by Lisa Check — Leave a comment

Making is What We Need

Okay….now the wait begins. We may know who is president this week. But we may not. There may be recounts. There may be legal challenges.

In the meantime, how are you feeling? I’m feeling pretty anxious. I’m feeling scared. I’m feeling angry too. I’ve seen a lot of news coverage about election anxiety so I know that I’m not alone. If you’re my friend on Facebook, I’ve seen you all expressing your feelings too. I’m right there with you.

I know that for me making something whether it be a sock, a sweater, a felted soap, the making is meditative. It is calming. It helps me to focus on the task at hand. It calms my heart. It stops the loud voices in my head.

So today, I’ll be knitting on my sweater. I’ll be designing a new holiday colorway. I’ll be staying away from the news. I’ll be listening to music that makes me happy.

Are you between projects? Or do you need a nice new project that is calming….not to hard, but still beautiful? I have 2 colorways for my shawl kit: Maryland My Maryland shawl now available again after a hiatus since last year. Click here to grab one for yourself.

Finally, take care of yourself. Find peace. Make something.

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Lisa Check — Leave a comment

Holiday Knitting Part 4: Shawl and Scarf Kits

Maryland, My Maryland Shawl Kit in Mid-Atlantic Shore Colorway

gradient set shawl — RaddiaRaddiant Shawl Kitnt Shawl Kit

Diamond Lace Scarf takes 2 skeins of Zephyrette

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Gusman — Leave a comment

Some new variations for Strisce shawl

This is a simple shawl…the color of the yarn does all the work. It is mostly garter stitch with some lace near the bottom. It is an asymmetrical triangle shape. I’ve added 3 new variations. Check them out! Kit comes with pattern and 4 skeins of Zephyrette yarn. Zephyrette is our baby alpaca, silk and cashmere blend that’s a light sport weight.

Posted on May 27, 2020May 28, 2020 by Lisa Check — Leave a comment

9 days until the Fiber Art Studio Virtual Tour

June 6th will make our 4th annual FAST tour. This is our first year as a virtual show. So what does it mean to be virtual? Well, we are having a “show” on Facebook in our group. Click here to join. During the show hours we will be posting live videos from each vendor. It will be like going from booth to booth in real life, only you get to be in your PJ’s, sitting on your couch, drinking your prefered beverage. You don’t have to carry anything around. You can sit back and have the packages delivered by your friendly USPS carrier.

Just as in years passed, we will have a featured shawl and you can collect mini’s for it. The shawl will take ten 100yd skeins. So we asked each vendor to have sets of 5 minis. So you can buy from more than one vendor, just like before to have a souvenir type shawl, but not get hit with a lot of shipping fees.

The shawl is called “Ticket to Anywhere”. I don’t know about you, but I really want to get a ticket to somewhere, right? The color theme this year was **Neutrals with a pop of color**. So I made a gradient of 4 grayish, brownish spreckled minis. I made 5 different “pops”. So there is *Greek Isles (blue), *Mexico (gold), *Morocco (magenta), *Juneau (salmon) and *Caribbean (turquoise). My wanderlust got the better of me when thinking about the names and colors of these pops. I decided to give you another choice too. You can choose a pop in Sparkly or a pop in the Corrie Sock base. When you purchase a set of minis you will receive a discount code for the pattern. You can get these here. I will be dyeing these to order, fresh yarn just for you.

And just like in years passed, there will be prizes given out throughout the day. So I hope you join our group and visit with us in 9 days.

Posted on January 15, 2020March 4, 2020 by Lisa Check — Leave a comment

new shawl using Alto DK yarn

Kira Wharton just published a new pattern using our Alto DK yarn. It’s called Verdant Pines and is available on Ravelry here. It is a really ample shawl that has great drape and luster. This yarn is a blend of Blue Faced Leicester wool and silk. You can wear this with a dress or jeans.

Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 by Gusman — Leave a comment

fun and easy knit for the new year

shawl for alpaca wool blend yarn — Camau Shawl

This is a really fun and easy knit shawl. It is a flat triangle shawl that can be worn in a variety of ways. It is primarily a garter stitch shawl with intermittent short rows of eyelet (k2tog, yo). The yarn is a 3 ply farm yarn that is a sport weight. There are 2 plies of wool and one of alpaca. So you have a slightly heathery look to the yarn. The yarn will keep its shape because of the wool but add some lovely softness from the alpaca.