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new shawl using Alto DK yarn

by | Jan 15, 2020 | 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...

yarn made by the flock

by | Jan 9, 2020 | Yarn

Well they made the fleeces, right? They ate grass and a little grain. They hung out in the barn. They did their part to add more carbon and nitrogen into the soil here at the farm. And once a year they are shorn, no it doesn’t hurt them. And then I take it to be...

holiday knitting? Too Late?

by | Nov 14, 2019 | holiday, knitting

Is it too late to start knitting for Christmas? Maybe, but maybe not. How can you figure that out? Well let’s do some math…it’s simple math.   How long can you knit each day? For me, it’s realistic to say that I could knit 1 hour a day for...

Store reopened after a lovely family weekend

by | Nov 7, 2019 | knitting, wool, Yarn

This last weekend was full of family. A family wedding, lovely visits with two 93 year old aunties and their caretaker daughters, a scavenger hunt of Allentown and a concert that got cancelled. But instead we had a great time talking with Bill’s brother and...

One more day closer to Rhinebeck!

by | Oct 16, 2019 | festivals and trunk shows, wool, Yarn

And even if you aren’t going, I wanted to show you our new colors of Synergy yarn. Synergy is a yarn that I have dyed before it is spun into yarn. So it has a hand spun look. It is made with merino fiber and has a beautiful hand and is next to the skin soft....