• Episode 13 :: Happy New Year!

    The Wool n’ Spinning Podcast Episode 13 :: Happy New Year! January 2016 Thank you for watching! This month’s videocast features major handspun knitting, sampling and spinning projects, and some stash acquisitions. Get your submissions for…

  • third annual Christmas shawl

    This holiday season has been an excuse for me to work on my third annual Christmas shawl.

  • a Clara Laylow.

    Recently, I was sent the new Clara yarn by Manos del Uruguay to review. I wanted to knit a shawl but I wasn’t sure which one to choose. Shannon’s Laylow fit the bill perfectly and used…

  • fringed.

    I have to start off this post by saying that this project is very ‘cool’ – perhaps the coolest thing I’ve ever knit?! Although there was the Esjan shawl … oh, and the completely oversized crochet…

  • This was one of those projects in which I just kind of started knitting and decided as I went what I wanted to do. I started with a large garter stitch tab because I love the…

  • I always identify myself as a ‘sweater knitter’ and more specifically, a ‘cardigan knitter’ but have I finished one in forever?! Nope! I think I kind of overdosed on cardigans. Although I wear one almost every…

  • It is dry. And it is good. Thank you for your kind words in the teaser post last week – it really helped me to get excited about this project and now I’m really excited to…