Later this week, we’ll be hosting another fun gathering that we hope you’ll join! Find a comfortable spot and be sure that your project is near at hand. Using your computer, tablet or phone, head over to this website: https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting You’ll be prompted to add a meeting ID that you’ll find listed below in bold. On […]
Over the course of the past year since we last saw you all at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival we published quite a few patterns! Clicking on the pattern name will lead you to that pattern which will include all the details you need to know about sizing and yardage requirements. Our newest garments […]
When our newsletter was delivered last week with news of the upcoming savings to be had on Alpaca Elegance this weekend, (please see in bold below) we received several messages from friends looking for pattern suggestions. We thought we’d share a great possibility with you today that was published by our friend Fatimah Hinds: Modcast. […]
We have two virtual gatherings to invite you to this week! This Saturday morning we’ll gather at 10 am to noon when Larisa will be hosting our next virtual meet up on Go To Meeting. Using your computer, tablet or phone, head over to this website: https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting and enter our Meeting ID number: 423-682-741. At […]
Our friend Maria Muscarella (aka Ninja Chickens) recently released a clever hat pattern that is wildly adaptable. This top down hat that can be knit with any weight yarn in two contrasting colors. You simply cast on 8 stitches and continue increasing until you have the perfect size hat for you! It will work for […]
Our newest design, Hybrid was inspired by the partnership and community that is created and maintained by the vendors and attendees of fiber festivals all across the county. It pairs yarns from different producers to showcase the inherent beauty of each. (You can read more about the pattern here). When Kate approached Kimber and Karida […]
We have a new pattern to share with you this week! We’d like to introduce you to Hybrid. This top-down yoked sweater designed by Kate Salomon, pairs woolen spun Spinnery yarn with beautiful super washed worsted-spun skeins created by some of our fiber friends whom you may already know. Kimber Baldwin of Fiber Optic Yarns […]
We are excited to share with you a great trio of projects that can bring the fiber and crafting community together and working towards social justice. “emPower people is a purple colored craftivism project aimed at uniting crafters to spark conversation, engagement, and action. Wear it when you vote, grocery shop, march, or knit in your […]
Our next virtual meet up is scheduled to occur later this week! This Thursday evening from 6:30pm – 8:30 pm Larisa will be hosting our next virtual meet up on Go To Meeting. Using your computer, tablet or phone, head over to this website: https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join-meeting and enter our Meeting ID number: 176-221-037. Going forward you […]
The Mill has been back up and running for several weeks now, and we are getting the hang of yarn production while socially distancing. We’ve got fresh air moving through the building with as many fans as possible; and our production floor is operating at partial capacity to allow our co-workers to work freely without […]
Yoked color work sweaters can offer us an exciting blank canvas with which to experiment with color. We thought we’d share with you several sweaters that were recently finished using our Mewesic yarn that is currently on sale! All three of these projects are the same design: namely Nelchina by Caitlin Hunter. It is so […]
For many of us social butterflies, the quarantines, social isolating, and distancing required in the past several months have been difficult. Knitting and crochet can be so much more rewarding when made more communal through shop visits, fiber festivals and community crafting groups. It is such a pleasure to meet other fiber enthusiasts, see what […]