Category Archives: breed

Video Tour: WI Sheep and Wool Festival

Posted on September 15, 2017 by knittingthestash

Hello Friends! In lieu of a podcast this weekend, I have a wee tour of the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.  I hope you enjoy the sweet tour of sheep, fleece, dogs, and stashable goodies! There is even some breed info … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, community, fiber festival, fleece, fleece to knit, Knit in public, knitting, raw fleece, sheep, unicorns, video | 7 Comments

Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival

Posted on September 11, 2017 by knittingthestash

Please excuse my radio silence this weekend–I know, it’s unusual for me! I have a good excuse: I was hanging out with the sheep and the herding dogs and the miles of fleece at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival! … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, community, fiber, fiber art, fiber festival, found, raw wool, sheep, wool | 11 Comments

Episode 21: In the Grease!

Posted on August 20, 2017 by knittingthestash

Hey Hey! It’s a podcast weekend around here! And this one is all about yarns in the grease: skeins than have some lanolin preserved or added into their production process. I have some great info and recommendations for you! And, … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, buttons, community, Dinali Sweater, episode, Faroe sheep, FO, found, Knit Together Project, knitters, knitting, podcast, RebelTwo Shawl, shawl, sheep, sweater, Uncategorized, video, WIP | 2 Comments

Episode 11: Aileas & Aniroonz Sheep Co.

Posted on March 25, 2017 by knittingthestash

Episode 11 is here! Looking forward to chattering with you about my new Aileas sweater, a field trip to Aniroonz Sheep Co., and some lovely new acquisitions–including Aniroonz Story Based yarns: Partner and Begin. Plus, Rachel Smith’s new Ply article and a … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, community, custom yarn, CVM, episode, farm, fleece, karakul, lincoln longwool, skirting, teeswater, travel, unexpected, video, wensleydale, yarn, yarn-lover | 9 Comments

Flock Focus: Stony Creek Farmstead

Posted on February 18, 2017 by knittingthestash

Another weekend means another Fiber Focus! This time, it’s Amanda Solomon’s lovely Clun Forest flock at the Stony Creek Farmstead of NY. Amanda and I met through Ravelry and I was super excited to learn of another fiber lover and … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, Clun Forest, farm, flock, interview, sheep, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Fort Collins and Loveland, CO 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by knittingthestash

As I mentioned in an earlier post, this week was largely devoted to family–my father-in-law is ill and so we took a much needed trip to offer some support. Things are as good as can be expected, and there were … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, community, CVM, fiber artist, fleece, found, knitting, patterns, raw fleece, travel, unexpected, unicorns | 4 Comments

FO: Handspun Falkland 3-Ply

Posted on October 25, 2016 by knittingthestash

I am super proud of this yarn! The colors, the plies, the consistency. It’s my best so far and I just want to bask in it’s glory for a whole day. So, Tuesday is FO day, this week. Handspun and … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, Falkland, FO, handspun, homespun, spinning, unicorns, yarn, yarn-lover | 4 Comments

A Kindred Spirit!

Posted on August 27, 2016 by knittingthestash

“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Yesterday evening, as I settled in to read … Continue reading →

Posted in books, breed, fleece to knit, found, Knit in public, knitting, review, spinning, travel, Uncategorized, unexpected | 2 Comments

Video Tutorial: Polypay, Dyed and Spun

Posted on July 21, 2016 by knittingthestash

As you might remember, I dyed up some Polypay pencil roving at our C-U Spinners and Weavers Guild Dye Day. It’s about 2 oz of awesome, so not enough for a full skein . . . but I have not … Continue reading →

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Farm Focus: Apple Rose Farm

Posted on October 10, 2015 by knittingthestash

I have spent a lot of time pining over Apple Rose Farm‘s fleeces this past year. They raise Cormo and California Red sheep (among other fiber animals) and their wool is absolutely beautiful. So, I was super excited when the … Continue reading →

Posted in breed, California Red, Cormo, farm, farm focus, fiber, interview | 2 Comments