Wool n' Spinning

a shared passion for handspun yarn

Tag: sock yarn

  • #grotine shawls

    For those who haven’t been on Instagram lately, Caroline has been running a KAL of her Grotine Shawl with proceeds benefiting True North Aid: 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Grotine when purchased directly from me will go to True North Aid. True North Aid is a Canadian Charity committed to serving northern…

  • the realm of breed specific yarns.

    I am already deviating a little from my February-focus on Textured Yarns. I will continue with that discussion on Monday, but I couldn’t wait any longer to chat about this yarn … There has been much chatter in the knitting and spinning world about ‘breed specific’ yarns. It is a hot topic at the moment…

  • more socks galore.

    The obsession with sock knitting continues this week with a follow-up from Monday’s post with you guessed it, more socks! For the Christmas break, our little family piled onto a plane and flew to Toronto to spend the holidays with our extended family. It was loud, boisterous and exhausting but tons of fun. The kids…

  • socks galore.

    This has been a sock heavy fall and I’ve been so excited to share them but … they were gifts! Now that Christmas is over I can share all of them with you. I have saved one pair for another post because I am hoping for some feedback from my mom before I write about…