Keeping one’s equanimity has been difficult this week, and it’s never been more important. Whether you are sheltering in place, practising a self-quarantine, or keeping a generous social distance; it feels like a good time to find solace in your stitches, so that we can best support our communities from that full-hearted place that knitting can help us find.
We have released a new pattern this week that we hope will keep your fingers busy, your mind engaged on the pleasant work of crafting something useful and beautiful. Introducing, Bunny Hill designed for us by Sandi Rosner.
Designed by Sandi Rosner
Learning how to do something new is tricky at any age. Starting to ski on a gentle slope takes some of the fear of failing (and falling) out of the equation. This top-down pullover’s repetitive motif provides recurring rows of stranded color work that can act as a similar form of training. Practice eventually makes perfect. We simply need to be willing to try.
Shown in White Simply Fine and Woodsmoke, Fresh Cut Grass, Dessert, and Summers Day Simply Fine Skinnies
Intermediate Knitting
Our friend Maria Muscarella has published a new sock pattern that includes sizing for your entire family! Her Cozy Sunday Socks are fun, bright and delightfully comforting.
Ten great big boxes of custom spun yarn is leaving the Mill this week to head to Bollman Hat Company in Pennsylvania. This delivery of gorgeous Merino wool that will… Continue reading
Now that sweater weather is fully upon us, we have some new designs for you to consider and a fun invitation to extend to you. We thought that we’d showcase… Continue reading
Designed by Maureen Clark
This cropped pullover modernizes the classic Aran sweater with some contemporary styling ideas. When worked in a lighter weight yarn for a more fluid fabric, and designed with a fun up to date length, this sweater is transformed from a Fishermens’ knit into a more relevant garment that may become your new classic.
Shown in White New Mexico Organic
Intermediate Knitting
This week brought some rainy weather and we found ourselves throwing on shop samples to stay warm. You know what that means, Sweater Weather is here! And we have some… Continue reading
Designed by Cap Sease
This pullover recalls the designs of the early 20th Century Bohus Stickning knitting collective of Sweden. The interplay of brown, black and grey with the white reminded Cap of woodlands on an early winter’s day.
Shown in MC: Silver, CC: Luminosity, Moonshadow, Antique Brass Sylvan Spirit
Intermediate Knitting
Our dear friend John Crane is always up to something interesting. His fiber interests range from traditional Gansey knitting, to natural dyeing techniques. His visits to our Mill are always… Continue reading
Our Mill is small and our space is limited. As visitors move through our production floor on one of our tours, they often ask, “Where do you dye your yarns?” … Continue reading
Many of us identify as either a cardigan person or a pullover person. We like what we like. Our friend Thea Colman (aka Babycocktails) has taken that into consideration and… Continue reading
To celebrate the 40th annual Putney Craft Tour this weekend, we’ll be offering a very special limited edition yarn. The wool for this yarn was shorn from rams which had… Continue reading
