Green Mountain Spinnery is pleased to present the brand-new ebook, Green Mountain Weekend. Fall is prime time for weekends in Vermont. For more than 20 years, our Knitter’s Weekend Retreats… Continue reading
Yarn
Cotton Comfort and a Sock KAL
Fans and friends of the Green Mountain Spinnery love yarn, especially wool. Sometimes wool just isn’t the right choice for the project or the season. As summer has settled in… Continue reading
Projects in Alpaca Elegance
Here in Vermont we’ve had a burst of unusual weather – within the same week we had snow and temperatures reaching over 80 degrees Fahrenheit! The weather seems to have… Continue reading
Sock Art – Socks & More!
Sock yarn is a magical thing in the knitting world. One skein is all you need for a pair of socks or a small shawl and two or three skeins… Continue reading
For the little ones
Spring is a time to enjoy the little things like little flowers and little lambs, and is a perfect time to work up adorable little baby gifts! Baby projects can… Continue reading
A Shawl Showcase
Spring is so here! Sure, Mother Nature could pull a fast one on us still and bring a few more grey days and a lot of mud, but instead we… Continue reading
Weekend Wool is Here!
To those who work at Green Mountain Spinnery, it seems like we have been working on Weekend Wool for a long while. It is very exciting to hear the reactions… Continue reading
Composing a Color
There are several ways to get color on yarn. The most obvious is to dye the yarn after it is spun. The Spinnery does do this with several of its… Continue reading
Spotlight on Capricorn Yarn
Capricorn, our beautiful bulky weight yarn, is the result of an effort to find a wider use for an often overlooked ingredient: the fleece of mature angora goats. Like humans,… Continue reading
Go Team!
Do you root for the home team or are you a lone fan in enemy territory? The broad color palette of Green Mountain Spinnery yarns can help you show your… Continue reading
Spotlight on Cotton Comfort
Wool, like all the animal protein fibers, has the natural ability to retain heat. This makes it a natural choice for cold weather garments and accessories. When the weather turns… Continue reading
Spotlight on Simply Fine
In our last blog post, we told you about the mohair used in several of the Spinnery yarns. In this post we will shine the spotlight on Simply Fine. This… Continue reading