Category: Breed-specific Yarn
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Finn Wool Revisited
I wrote a bit about Finnsheep, or Finn, fiber early on in my spinning journey (read that post here). Since Finn is one of my favorite wools to work with, and I knit the Basket of Blossoms Shawl sample in Finn yarn, I thought it was time to revisit this wonderful fiber. WoodSong Farm, whose…
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Workshops at Carolina Fiber Fest
I’m excited to announce that I will be teaching three knitting workshops at the 2023 Carolina Fiber Fest – running March 8-12. Workshop registration is now live one the Carolina Fiber Fest website. Here are the workshops I’ll be teaching: Working With Breed-specific Yarns – Have you ever wondered what is so special about breed-specific…
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2021 in Review – and My First Handspun Pattern!
Happy New Year! I took some time off during the holidays to be with family, and since coming back I’ve been doing the work of closing out 2021 and planning for the upcoming year. In 2021, I published 6 new patterns and 15 blog posts, and taught my first ever online class! Teaching the class…
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Spinning Dorset Horn Fiber
It’s been awhile since I’ve finished a Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em project – the last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind and haven’t left me much time for spinning. I’ve been working on this lovely natural gray-brown Dorset Horn roving from Covered Bridge Fiber for several months, and finally finished it…
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Jacob Wool Hiking Socks
I’ve just finished my latest knitting project – a pair of socks knitted in local wool. The yarn is from Avillion Farm – I’ve previously knitted two sweaters from her lovely Jacob and Shetland flock, and almost two years ago I bought a skein of her (then) new Jacob/ mohair sock yarn. The yarn is…